Annsborough

Annsborough Irish: Baile Anna [1]
Annsborough in May 2010
Annsborough Location within County Down
Population	793 (2021 census) [2]
District	Newry, Mourne and Down
County	County Down
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 54°15′47″N5°55′31″W / 54.26306°N 5.92528°W / 54.26306; -5.92528

Annsborough is a village in County Down which is one of the main residential areas in Castlewellan, Northern Ireland. It is situated on the A25 road between Downpatrick and Newry, about 0.8 kilometres to the east of Castlewellan and 17 kilometres to the south west of Downpatrick. It had a population of 793 in the 2021 census. ^[2] The village is situated within the Mourne Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

History

Annsborough Primary School first opened in 1835, making it one of the oldest functional schools in the country.^{[ citation needed ]} The school officially became integrated in 1997.^{[ citation needed ]}

Culture

The village is the home of the Annsborough Pipe Band. The band, which has competed at Grade 3A of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association, won World Championships titles in 2004, 2005 and 2015. The band's drum corps was also crowned World Champions in 2007 and 2015. ^[3]

Demography

Annsborough is classified as a small village or hamlet by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population of less than 1,000). On census day in 2001, 29 April 2001, there were 593 people living in Annsborough. ^[2] Of these: ^[4]

• 29.4% were aged under 16 years and 13.6% were aged 60 and over
• 48.7% of the population were male and 51.3% were female
• 93.6% were from a Catholic background and 5.1% were from a Protestant background
• 5.8% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed

See also

• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• List of towns in Northern Ireland

References

1. "Baile Anna / Annsborough". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
2. "Annsborough (Northern Ireland)". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
3. "Annsborough Pipe Band". annsboroughpipeband.com. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
4. "Area Profile of Annsborough - Based on 2001 Census". NI Neighbourhood Information Service. Retrieved 24 February 2009.

External links

• Annsborough Mill (archived 2008)