Newcastle
Approached from Dundrum, the resort of Newcastle seems quite spacious with a curved raised beach. Percy French (1854-1920) celebrated Newcastle 'where the mountains of Mourne Sweep down to the sea' in his popular song and the grateful town built him a memorial fountain in the promenade gardens.
The most distinctive building in the town, a 1960s Roman Catholic Church with a green copper parasol roof, is visible from far off.
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