Warrenpoint

Warrenpoint
Town
Clockwise from top left
Town from Slieve Martin, Elk at town entrance, Public Baths at Seaview, Warrenpoint from Flagstaff, Warrenpoint Port, Old Narrow Water Castle
Warrenpoint is located in County Down
Warrenpoint
Location within County Down
Population9,091 (2021 Census)
Irish grid referenceJ145180
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWRY
Postcode districtBT34
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Down
54°05′56″N 6°14′56″W / 54.0988°N 6.2490°W / 54.0988; -6.2490

Warrenpoint (Irish: An Pointe)[1] is a small port town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits at the head of Carlingford Lough, south of Newry, and is separated from the Republic of Ireland by a narrow strait. The town is beside the village of Rostrevor and is overlooked by the Mournes and Cooley Mountains. Warrenpoint sprang up within the townland of Ringmackilroy (from Irish Rinn Mhic Giolla Ruaidh 'McIlroy's point'), and is locally nicknamed "The Point", which also represents the town's full name in Irish, An Pointe".

Warrenpoint is known for its scenic location, the Maiden of Mourne festival, the Blues on the Bay music festival, the passenger ferry service between Warrenpoint and Omeath and the nearby Narrow Water Castle. Warrenpoint Port is second in terms of tonnage handled by ports in Northern Ireland. It had a population of 9,091 at the 2021 Census.[3]

  1. ^ a b Warrenpoint. Placenames Database of Ireland.
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