Downpatrick
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Oct 9, 2026
George McDonaghCORRESPONDENT
Ger Lyons' Camino Lad dropped to a mile to land a maiden at this track, and stepping up to a mile and a half is bred to get this trip.
George McDonaghCORRESPONDENT
Over jumps at Downpatrick this afternoon, Noel Kelly's Invincible Oscar got a six pound penalty for winning a maiden at this track to a mark of 85.
George McDonaghCORRESPONDENT
Could score under Eoin McGill.
George McDonaghCORRESPONDENT
But the nap goes in the 5:05, the beginners chase.
Fran BerryGUEST
good.
Fran BerryGUEST
He actually wouldn't know where Downpatrick is now.
Fran BerryGUEST
There's no flat racing for about 20 years there.
Fran BerryGUEST
So, yeah.
Patrick KennellyHOST
The Ulster Cesar, which is that not still at Downpatrick? Is that Downroyal now?
Fran BerryGUEST
Downroyal, yeah.
Fran BerryGUEST
Breaking news.
Fran BerryGUEST
Downpatrick finished flat racing about 20 years ago.
Matt ChorleyHOST
Then Ivan came right into the end with this.
IvanAUDIENCE
I was born in Downpatrick in August 1941.
Matt ChorleyHOST
Do you still live there now?
IvanAUDIENCE
No, I don't.
Matt ChorleyHOST
Did you?
IvanAUDIENCE
I do.
Matt ChorleyHOST
But you've c- you, you, you, you, you-- I would say you still sound more Down, um, uh, Downpatrick.
IvanAUDIENCE
Uh, it-
Cormac MooreHOST
You know?
Gavin HughesGUEST
They are treated in Downpatrick, um, he c- they ...
Gavin HughesGUEST
Thomas Russell famously goes and tries to hold a meeting.
Gavin HughesGUEST
"Oh, yeah, oh, down to this sort of thing.
Gavin HughesGUEST
Let, right, let, let's rise again in Downpatrick." And a f- a friend of his who's a United Irishman says, "What's the point? We'll be hanged like dogs like last time."
Cormac MooreHOST
Yeah, yeah.
Cormac MooreHOST
Le- let's talk a bit about the French, uh-
Stephen NolanHOST
We will, of course, uh, go to Sinn Féin for them an opportunity, uh, to reply to that this morning.
Stephen NolanHOST
First call of the day is Barclay in Downpatrick.
Stephen NolanHOST
Morning to you, Barclay.
BarclayAUDIENCE
Stephen, I, I'm s- Garvagh Road's a bit too political for me.
JustinHOST
The standoff between the Orange Order and the Garvaghy Road residents is now in its fourth day.
JustinHOST
Our reporter Andrew Lowth has been reporting from the Garvaghy Road for us all week, and l- last evening he spoke to those who've traveled from the likes of Derry, Downpatrick, Belfast, and Newry to support the residents.
speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They've been living here for 28 years in peace and harmony, getting on with everybody, getting on with their daily lives.
speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Kids have grew up.
speaker_0HOST
John de Courcy and his small force of 22 knights and 300 soldiers had pulled off an audacious winter march, seized down and somehow survived the first counter-attack by Rory MacDunn-Levy and the men of Ullad.
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If you remember, Gerald of Wales describes that first clash as a desperate fight in the marshlands outside Downpatrick, where de Courcy's knights and archers turned back a hastily gathered Irish army.
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Rory Macdonlevy had been driven off, but he had survived.
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His kingdom was not conquered, and John de Courcy's position inside down was still incredibly fragile.
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So MacLachlan and MacDunlevy set aside decades of dynastic hatred to form a grand Gaelic coalition.
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Joining them were contingents from across the Northern Kingdoms, including forces from Argylla.
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And while this massive Gaelic alliance was massing in the North to try to crush the Corsi, news of the young Norman commander's success in Downpatrick was sending shockwaves through the Norman garrisons elsewhere in Ireland.
speaker_0HOST
So let's switch focus from the North and look at Dublin and the West.
Miranda MalinsGUEST
Yes, I did.
Miranda MalinsGUEST
I went to the History Museum there in Downpatrick, which was very lovely.
Miranda MalinsGUEST
Yeah, I
Gareth RussellHOST
did a talk there last week.
speaker_0HOST
I discussed this briefly in our previous episode, but Ulaid had not participated in the raid against Slane, so there was no obvious reason for Rory MacDonlevy to expect several hundred Norman soldiers suddenly to appear on his doorstep.
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But arrive on his doorstep they did, and it was early February 1177 when John de Courcy and his small army reached Down, which is known today as Downpatrick.
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De Courcy's arrival caught the men of Ulaid completely by surprise, and Rory MacDonlevy fled the city as he was unable to muster sufficient forces to take on the Norman troops.
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After the Gaelic fled, de Courcy and his men took the town.
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However, there was an unexpected visitor in Downpatrick at this same moment.
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One of the most senior representatives of the medieval church was also in Ulaid, and his name was Cardinal Vivian.
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The cardinal had been sent to Ireland as the papal legate of Pope Alexander III.
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