Portavogie
Sign in to savePortavogie () is a village, townland and fishing port in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies within the Ards and North Down Borough and is the easternmost settlement in Ireland. It had a population of 2,122 people in the 2011 Census.
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Place details
- Locality
- Portavogie
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,639
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Portavogie
- UK place.irish_name
- Port a' Bhogaigh
- UK place.static_image_name
- Portavogie_harbour.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 300px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Portavogie harbour
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.population
- 2,122
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Ards and North Down Borough
- UK place.lieutenancy_northern_ireland
- County Down
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Strangford
- UK place.constituency_ni_assembly
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- County Down
- Population
- +2122
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Charles Cryer Studio Theatre, Carshalton, Surrey - geograph.org.uk - 485263.jpg
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- P7959
- County Down
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Article
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- History
- The Troubles
- Demography
- 2011 Census
- 2001 Census
- Sport
- Education
- See also
- References
Portavogie () is a village, townland and fishing port in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies within the Ards and North Down Borough and is the easternmost settlement in Ireland. It had a population of 2,122 people in the 2011 Census.
The town has a modern harbour, housing a large fishing fleet catching mainly prawns and herrings. Most evenings there are fish auctions on the quays. Three murals on the exterior of the local primary school celebrate the history of the fishing industry in the town.