Bangor (in Irish Beannchar) is a town of approximately 60,000 population in County Down, Northern Ireland. The seaside resort grew alongside an abbey founded in 586 by Saint Comgall, where the Antiphonarium Benchorense was written. A copy of the manuscript can be seen in the town's heritage centre.
The town is the site of a large marina. A notable building in the town is Bangor Old Custom House.
Public figures originally from Bangor include David Trimble, the Ulster Unionist Party leader and former First Minister of Northern Ireland, and the Formula One racing driver Eddie Irvine.
The town is part of the Borough of North Down.
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