Down Recorder

The Down Recorder is a weekly newspaper published in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is owned by W.Y. Crichton & Co.[1]

Down Recorder office, Church Street, Downpatrick, August 2009

History

The paper, then known as The Downpatrick Recorder, was first published on 31 December 1835 or 1836.[2] It was the first newspaper to be published in the town, and was owned by Conway Pilson, the son of a local historian.[1]

References
  1. "Down Recorder". The Devlin Family Online. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
  2. "Coronavirus: How a pandemic changed our newspaper industry". June 1, 2020 – via www.bbc.com.


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