Bangor's coastline.
Bangor (Irish: Beannchor) is a very large town in County Down, Northern Ireland, with a population of 76,403 people in the 2001 Census, making it the most populous town in Northern Ireland and the third most populous settlement in Northern Ireland. It is a seaside resort situated on the southern side of Belfast Lough and is situated in the Belfast Metropolitan Area.
Bangor Abbey : The Annals of Ulster tells us that the monastery of Bangor was founded by Saint Comgall in approximately 555[4] and was where the Antiphonarium Benchorense was written, a copy of which can be seen in the town's heritage centre. The monastery had such widespread influence that the town is one of only four places in Ireland to be named in the Hereford Mappa Mundi in 1300. The monastery, situated roughly where the Church of Ireland Bangor Abbey currently stands at the head of the town, became a centre of great learning and was among the most eminent of Europe’s missionary institutions in the Early Middle Ages, although it also suffered greatly at the hands of Viking raiders in the 8th century and the 9th century. Source : www.wikipedia.org.uk
Local Attractions :
Downpatrick & Co. Down Railway : http://www.downrail.co.uk/
Bangor Abbey : http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/Bangor-Abbey-Bangor-P2982
Down County Museum : http://www.downcountymuseum.com/template.aspx?pid=213&area=1&aName=Home
Other Popular Attractions in Northern Ireland