a seaport and market-town of Ireland, in the county of Down, near the entrance of Lough Strangford, 7 miles N.E. of Downpatrick. It contains places of worship belonging to the Established Church, the Presbyterians, Methodists, and Roman Catholics; two public schools, a market-house, and a dispensary. There are also here a distillery and a quay. Many of the women of the town are employed in embroidering muslin for the Glasgow market. An active trade is carried on in coal, timber, and agricultural produce. There is a ferry here across to Strangford, on the other side of the lough. Besides weekly markets, four annual fairs are held here. Pop. (1851) 2074.