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Irish Street, DOWNPATRICK, BT30 6BS

At the corner with John Street.

The road narrows into a single lane because of the fortifications at the front of the PSNI barracks.

This Georgian building houses a doctor's surgery.

Irish Street climbs over a drumlin. Here on the crest is a minor crossroads, with Mary Street branching to the left and The Green to the right.

The third of the three streets in Downpatrick reflecting the likely ethnic origin of its inhabitants after settlement in the 17th century. The others are Scotch Street Image and English Street Image It runs from Church Street to Stream Street (background). A similar naming pattern can be found in Carrickfergus, Armagh and Dungannon.

This blast wall restricts the width of Irish Street at this point to one lane and adds to congestion in the city centre. The activities of dissident republican groups, especially RIRA and CIRA, who make the police their target, make it most unlikely that the wall will be demolished soon. This is a pity as it hides the beautiful Georgian facade of the building. PSNI is the acronym of Police Service of Northern Ireland, an awkward mouthful coined by Chris Patten to replace the much crisper former name Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC).

The dividing line between them coincides with the narrow alleyway on the right, known as Folly Lane.

Looking out onto Stream Street from Folly Lane in Downpatrick.