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302:County Down
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2930:Categories
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2659:Saintfield
2634:Poyntzpass
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932:8 December
754:21 January
665:References
550:, and the
529:Coastguard
395:landed at
389:Williamite
346:Loch Laigh
207:in green,
174:Designated
133:54°41′28″N
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2743:Landforms
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2714:Tullylish
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2654:Rostrevor
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1201:Ballybogy
1196:Ballintoy
1110:Ballymena
952:afloat.ie
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592:Downshire
590:and then
508:, one at
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287:Irish Sea
136:5°47′06″W
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2819:Baronies
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2144:Annahilt
2132:Villages
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1835:Baronies
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1644:Dunmurry
1521:Parkgate
1486:Milltown
1481:Millbank
1476:Mill Bay
1446:Longkesh
1351:Donegore
1241:Ballyvoy
1166:Ahoghill
1149:Villages
1135:Portrush
860:Archived
793:Archived
772:Archived
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728:25 April
722:Archived
695:10 April
648:See also
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423:Wildlife
413:Jacobite
338:Loch Lao
314:Holywood
259:Loch Lao
112:Location
84:Loch Lao
28:Loch Lao
2790:Mournes
2704:Struell
2679:Seahill
2544:Leitrim
2439:Gransha
2429:Gilford
2409:Dundrum
2389:Drumbeg
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1366:Dundrod
1361:Dunadry
1336:Dervock
1316:Crumlin
1161:Aghalee
1065:Lisburn
1059:Belfast
979:. 2015.
578:Railway
520:Titanic
500:Sailing
379:History
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271:Belfast
2882:Mourne
2669:Scarva
2484:Kilcoo
2394:Drumbo
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2334:Conlig
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2279:Bleary
2269:Benraw
2179:Balloo
2078:Comber
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2016:Bangor
2008:Cities
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1556:Straid
1391:Glenoe
1371:Dunloy
1276:Cargan
1261:Buckna
1095:Antrim
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1051:Cities
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