Newry is a cathedral city in Northern Ireland, standing on the Clanrye River across the historic counties of Armagh and Down. It lies near the border with the Republic of Ireland and sits on the main transport corridor linking Belfast and Dublin. The city had a population of 27,913 at the 2021 census.
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1. Newry (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 27,913
2. Newry (Wikipedia)
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Newry was founded in 1144 as a settlement around a Cistercian abbey.
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