Newry and Mourne

Newry and Mourne, former district (1973–2015) astride the former counties of Armagh and Down, now part of Newry, Mourne and Down district, southeastern Northern Ireland. It was bordered by the former districts of Armagh and Banbridge to the north and Down to the northeast, by the Irish Sea to the east, and by the republic of Ireland to the south and west. The Newry Canal, built in 1730–41, the first major canal in the British...