River Quoile
The Quoile is a river in County Down, Northern Ireland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Quoile Castle and Inch Abbey.
Quoile Castle
Ruins
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Quoile Castle is a castle situated 1.5 miles from Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland, just off the main road from Downpatrick to Strangford, on the east bank of the River Quoile.
Inch Abbey
Archaeological site
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Inch Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery on the outskirts of Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was founded by John de Courcy in the 12th-century. It was dissolved in 1541. Inch Abbey is situated 1½ miles southwest of River Quoile.
Down Cathedral
Church
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Down Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of Ireland cathedral located in the town of Downpatrick in Northern Ireland. Down Cathedral is situated 2 miles southwest of River Quoile.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saul and Downpatrick.
Saul
Hamlet
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Saul is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland, within the civil parish of Saul and Ballee. The village lies to the east of Downpatrick and has strong links with Saint Patrick.
Downpatrick
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Downpatrick is a town in County Down in Northern Ireland, now governed as part of Newry, Mourne and Down District. It's best known as the place where St Patrick supposedly returned to Ireland, and his burial place, and the area is dotted with prehistoric and early Christian sites.
Struell Wells
Locality
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Struell Wells are a set of four holy wells in the townland of Struell, 1.5 miles east of Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. The wells date from before the time of Saint Patrick, and even today are used for people seeking cures. Struell Wells is situated 2 miles southeast of River Quoile.
River Quoile
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United Kingdom
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“River Quoile” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Quoile”
- Basque: “Quoile ibaia”
- Belarusian: “Куойл”
- Cebuano: “Quoile River”
- Chinese: “科伊爾河”
- French: “Quoile”
- Galician: “Río Quoile”
- Hebrew: “נהר קווילי”
- Irish: “An Caol”
- Portuguese: “Rio Quoile”
- Russian: “Куойл”
- Swedish: “Quoile River”
- Welsh: “Afon Quoile”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Raholp and Annacloy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Inch Abbey and Gores Island.
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