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IRISH ARMY TO ASSIST FRIENDS OF SAINT PATRICK CENTRE WITH THEIR CHAD REFUGEE APPEAL |
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| As Eastern Chad endures some of the worst fighting it has experienced in months, The Friends of Saint Patrick, based at the Saint Patrick Centre in Downpatrick, are launching a unique Christmas Appeal for Child Refu... |
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AUSTRALIAN TESTAMONIAL - IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF SAINT PATRICK |
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| Over a number of years visiting Ireland I developed a growing interest in
St. Patrick and his missionary call to Ireland. In searching the internet
for more information I discovered the St. Patrick Centre.
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Down County Museum Opens New Wing |
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Dig into your local history!
Now is the time to delve into the hoards of material recently put on display
at Down County Museum. Popular television presenter, Tony Robinson, was on
hand to help Mik... |
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Exhibition of Photos |
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EXHIBITION OF PHOTOS
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PHOTOCLUB NICEPHORE MEMBERS
BEZONS
A group of 6 members from Photoclub Nicephore in Bezons, France, visited Northern Ireland in September 2006 with the sole ai... |
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Archbishop of Milwaukee Testamonial |
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| I've been fascinated by St. Patrick since I was eight years old, and played
his role in our second grade play. Faith, courage, passion, daring, vision
-- these are all words that come to mind when I think of Patr... |
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Shop Competition |
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| It is hard to believe that the craft shop in the Saint Patrick Centre has
been trading for 6 years without an official name! Many people from all over
the World have purchased all manner of gifts from the shop, bu... |
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Stephanie Abrams to become an Honorary Friend of Saint Patrick |
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| Travel guru and broadcaster Stephanie Abrams has been nominated as an ‘Honorary Friend of Saint Patrick’ - an accolade which she will receive when she travels to Ireland for the 17th March to present a series of sh... |
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Abolition of the Slave Trade |
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| St Patrick's Day in Downpatrick commemorates 200 years of the abolition of the Slave Trade... |
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Mayor of London Ken Kivingstone |
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| Dr Tim Campbell presents Mayor of London Ken Kivingstone with his Honorary Friend of Saint Patrick Pin Badge, 16th March 2007... |
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An evening with James G Miles |
7th December, 8PM |
The Saint Patrick Centre
Presents
An evening with James G Miles
In Exhibition and Song
8pm, Thursday 7 December 2006
Join us to formally l... |
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St Patrick Journal |
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Launch of the Friends of St Patrick Journal
The Saint Patrick Centre launched its new Friends of St Patrick Journal on Friday night with a jazz session in the Cathedral Garden at the Centre. The full colour p... |
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Friend of St Patrick |
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The Archbishop of Milwaukee becomes a Friend of St Patrick
The Most Reverend Timothy M Dolan, Archbishop of Milwaukee and his congregation visited the St Patrick Centre on Monday 14th August as part of his pi... |
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Broken String Band |
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| Local Bluegrass fans will be set for a treat on Friday 26th August when the Broken String Band will take the stage at the Great Hall in Downpatrick to support local children?s charities. The proceeds from this conce... |
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Da Vinci Code |
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Unlocking the Secrets of the Da Vinci Code in Medieval Down Cathedral
Down Cathedral is World famous for its medieval splendour and as the site of St Patrick?s Grave. It was here where the 17th March was firs... |
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Trail of Early Saints |
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Downpatrick on the Trail of Early Saints in Scotland, England and Ireland
The St Patrick Centre in Downpatrick today launched a unique visitor passport scheme in partnership with Whithorn in Scotland... |
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GRANT FOR DOWN COUNTY MUSEUM |
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MAJOR GRANT FOR DOWN COUNTY MUSEUM
A major refurbishment of Down County Museum, creating universal access to the museum?s main exhibition areas and significant improvements to displays of some o... |
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Friends of St Patrick |
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| The Friends of St Patrick hosted a private audience with Fiddler Adam on Wednesday 29th March 2006 at 7.30. The event is sponsored by McGrady Accountants Ltd. Supporting Fiddler with Old American and Blue Grass th... |
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The Irish Parables Exhibition |
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| Untitled Arts Group at the St Patrick Centre launched ?Matthew 17:27 by Peter Neill 'The Irish Parables Exhibition' at the St Patrick Centre. The show will run from June 30th until 31st August 2006.... |
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Murder Mystery Night |
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| The Friends of St Patrick held a Murder Mystery Night in March to raise funds for our Education Programme. Dinner was later kindly provided by John and Liz McMorris of Swan Lodge Bed and Breakfast.... |
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New St Patrick's Country |
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| Dr Campbell, Chairman of St Patrick's Country and Niall Gibbons, Corporate Services Director of Tourism Ireland, launch the new St Patrick's Country 2006/2007 Guide. June 2006... |
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Mythical Irish figures |
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| Local Mourne artist Michael McAuley launches Scuplture in the Cathedral Garden with a series of Mythical Irish figures in Ironwork. September 2005... |
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Commonwealth Veterinary Association |
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Downpatrick Hosts Commonwealth Veterinary Association
On Friday 30th June Eddie McGrady MP & Cllr Peter Craig (Down Council Vice-Chair) hosted the Commonwealth Veterinary Association at the St Patrick?s Centr... |
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`Vitality Now' club begins in Downpatrick |
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St Patrick Centre is good for you: Its Offical
`Vitality Now' club begins in Downpatrick
The Saint Patrick Centre is opening its doors to a new venture in body-mind-spirit wholene... |
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Fundraiser for the Sudan |
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African Friends of St Patrick launch Fundraiser for the Sudan
The Friends of Saint Patrick are organising a Charity Bring and Buy Sale to support relief efforts in the Nuba Mountains in Cen... |
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Halloween Short Story Competition |
Tuesday 31 October |
On Tuesday 31 October the St Patrick Centre is having its annual Spooktacular event!
The opening attraction at the event is our spooky story telling, and we are giving YOU the chance to have your spooky sto... |
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PATRON MUSIC CLUB OPENS DOORS TO BRING TOP AMERICAN STARS & QUALITY MUSIC TO DOWNPATRICK |
Sunday 29 October |
| Calling all music lovers!! - The St. Patrick Centre, Downpatrick - in association with Belfast promoter, Damien Murray - launches its new Patron Music Club this month with a great double-bill concert, featuring two ... |
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Jim Lauderdale becomes a Friend of St Patrick |
30th October 2006 |
| Grammy award winning Nashville performer and songwriter Jim Lauderdale has become a Friend of St Patrick following his visit to the St Patrick Centre in October. Jim’s roots stem from the Carolinas, yet his career h... |
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Nashville's Grammy Award Nominee, Kimmie Rhodes, in Concert at Patron Music Club - Saint Patick Centre |
Friday 3rd November @ 9.00pm |
The Patron Music Club@St. Patrick Centre, Downpatrick is proud to present yet another top musical attraction, direct from Nashville.
Nashville’s Kimmie Rhodes tops the bill at another exciting music conce... |
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2 July 2006 |
Why not join the Friends of Saint Patrick, with some great benefits is a great gift idea for a loved one or that special someone.
Click here for more... |
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1 July 2006 |
Please bear with us as we are making some major changes to our web site over the next few weeks.
So if a particular section is not available, please try again later.
We hope this will not affect you... |
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1 July 2006 |
The Saint Patrick Centre web site receives over 590,000 unique visitors every year, and is climbing, this year the esitmates will be approx. 642,000.
With web site visitors from, America, UK, Canada, France, ... |
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