Strangford

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Population474 (2001 census)
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Strangford (from Old Norse Strangr fjörðr, meaning "strong sea-inlet")[3][4] is a small village at the mouth of Strangford Lough, on the Lecale peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 475 at the 2001 census.

On the other side of the lough is Portaferry on the Ards Peninsula, and there is a ferry service between the two villages.[5] The village has a small harbour, which is overlooked by rows of 19th-century cottages and a fine Georgian terrace.

History

In 432, St Patrick is said to have sailed through the Strangford Narrows and up the Quoile Estuary, bringing Christianity with him. By the mid 6th century many monastic centres had been founded near Strangford and Strangford Lough including; Nendrum, Downpatrick, Comber and Kilclief.[6]

The Norse Vikings had been raiding villages, islands and monasteries in the British Isles since the late 8th century and founded many settlements. The first viking raid in Ireland was the burning of a monastery in 795 on Rathlin Island.[7] The vikings had been regular visitors of Strangford Lough between the 9th and 11th centuries due to the attraction of riches found in monasteries and there is evidence that they not only raided monasteries such as Nendrum monastic site but also traded and settled nearby.[8] The vikings named Strangford Strangr fjörðr, meaning strong fjord or sea inlet.[9] Previously Strangford Lough had been named Loch Cuan which means the quiet lough.[10]

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Baile Loch Cuan/Strangford". Logainm.ie.
  2. ^ Jordan's Castle – Department of the Environment
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Strangford, County Down". Place Names NI. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McKay, P (1999). A Dictionary of Ulster Placenames.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About the Ferry". Northern Ireland Roads Department. Archived from the original on 7 December 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."St. Patrick's influence". Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Viking raids in Ireland". Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Settlement of Vikings". Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Naming of Strangford". Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Naming of Strangford Lough". Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1983). Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO. pp. 97–98.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1983). Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO. p. 88.

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for [[Wikivoyage:Strangford#Template:Wikidata|Strangford]].

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