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1 County Down is Northern Ireland's biggest population center; Belfast is here
2 So is Downpatrick, the home of the St. Patrick Center, entrance shown here
3 Inside the St. Patrick Center is a well-done museum presenting his major writing
4 St. Patrick's Confession is one of the major works of early Christendom
5 The museum presents the saint's words and illustrations of his times
6 At the end of the museum tour there's an excellent Imax-format film of St. Patrick's life and influence
7 The cathedral on the hill above the museum
8 It's the on the site of St. Patrick's first church after coming to Ireland as a missionary
9 St. Patrick's grave is here
10 Its marking, a simple granite boulder, is understated
11 Also interred here are Ireland's other two most important saints, Bridget and Columba
12 The nearby Mountains of Mourne are a major natural landmark of Ulster
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