| Carrowdore | |
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| Village | |
 Christ Church, Carrowdore | |
  Carrowdore | |
| Population | 1,052 (2021 census) |
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Carrowdore (fromIrishCeathrú Dobhair, meaning 'water quarter'[1]) is avillage on theArds Peninsula inCounty Down,Northern Ireland. It is situated in thetownland of Ballyrawer, thecivil parish ofDonaghadee and the historicbarony ofArds Lower.[1] It lies within theArds and North Down Borough, 6 miles (10 km) east ofNewtownards. It had a population of 1,052 people in the 2021 census.[2]
Strangford Integrated College in Carrowdore educates approx. 870 pupils.[3] There is also a primary school, Carrowdore Primary School, which educates approx. 170 pupils.[4] In the grounds of the primary school is a 'playgroup' nursery, which hosts approx. 30-40 young children.[5]
Louis MacNeice, thepoet, is buried at theChurch of Ireland church, Carrowdore.[6] He died on 4 September 1963, inLondon and is buried beside his mother (who died ofTB when he was a child) and his grandfather.
Carrowdore was formerly the location of the "Carrowdore 100" motorcycle road race. The race, which started in 1927, consisted of a 5½ mile road circuit which started on theGreyabbey toMillisle Road and continued down the coast road. AfterWorld War II, the Tourist Trophy race moved toDundrod, but after a couple of years the race moved back to Carrowdore, with the start in the village and the course running to just outside Greyabbey and back to Carrowdore. The last race to be held at Carrowdore was in 2000; it resulted in the death of the Tandragee rider Eddie Sinton.[7] The same course is also used for cycling races.[8]
In the 2011 census, Carrowdore had a population of 960 people (382 households).[2]
Carrowdore was classified as a "small village" by theNorthern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 500 and 1,000 people) for the 2001 census. On census day in 2001, 29 April 2001, there were 816 people living in Carrowdore. Of these:
