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River Quoile

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61: 448: 73: 371: 281: 439:. The name comes from the narrowest point of the estuary at Finnebrogue, where a ford and ferry existed before the construction of the bridge. Harris, in 1744, mistakenly writes that the name of the bridge should be Coyne (after the branch of Loch Cuan up stream) not Coyle because he overlooked the origin. 524:. However, the tides of Strangford Lough made time-keeping difficult and there was insufficient low-volume, high-value trade suitable for a steam-boat route. The company folded in 1839 and their ship was sold off. 547:
Following the building of the tidal barrier in 1957, the Quoile Pondage evolved into a freshwater marsh. A footpath runs along the bank from the old floodgates to the remains of the stream-boat quay.
539:, provided a regular cargo service from the Quoile to northern English ports for 17 years from 1866. The main export was agricultural produce and coal the main import. 435:
landlord of Downpatrick built a tidal barrier at the Quoile and began draining the land, creating 500 acres of land from what was previously the western branch of
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led by Sitric, King of the Danes, who came up the Quoile with a fleet from the sea. The Vikings plundered the settlement again in 1149.
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In September 1837, the County Down and Liverpool Steam-Boat Company commenced regular sailings of their
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is situated 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Downpatrick, just off the main road from Downpatrick to
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The river begins its life as the Ballynahinch River which flows from west of the town of
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On the north bank of the river, 0.75 miles (1.2 km) north-west of Downpatrick, the
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McCaughan, Michael (2009). "The County Down and Liverpool Steam-Boat Company 1836-39".
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McCaughan, Michael (2011). "Enterprise and Tribulations of a County Down Shipowner".
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Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1983).
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and the Quoile Pondage before finally emptying into
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An Account of the Ancient Monuments in State Charge
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Strangford Lough
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Irish
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Northern Ireland
Down
Mouth
Strangford Lough
Downpatrick
/ˈkwɔɪl/
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County Down
Northern Ireland

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