Katesbridge
{{For|the hamlet in England|Kate's Bridge}}
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Katesbridge is a small hamlet in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Shannaghan,[http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,720870,840854,5 Ordnance Survey Ireland: Online map viewer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829114800/http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,720870,840854,5 |date=29 August 2012 }} (choose "historic" to see townland boundaries) just off the main route from Castlewellan to Banbridge, and 4.3 miles (7 km) north of Rathfriland. The River Bann flows by the hamlet. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 135 people. It lies within the Banbridge District.
The hamlet is named after Kate McKay, who was born in Ballyroney in 1691 and later went to live with her grandmother who is said to have owned the house where the workmen lodged when building the 18th-century bridge. It is because of Kate's kindness the workmen named the bridge after her, and the hamlet became known as Katesbridge.
The novelist Thomas Mayne Reid was born in Ballyroney in 1818.
Transport
Katesbridge railway station, on the Great Northern Railway, was opened on 14 December 1880 and finally closed on 2 May 1955.{{cite web | title=Katesbridge station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | access-date=2007-10-16}}
File:Entering Katesbridge - geograph.org.uk - 1559666.jpg bridge into Katesbridge.]]
Climate
Katesbridge is often noted in weather reports as the coldest location on the island of Ireland as well as within the United Kingdom. This is due to its status as a 'frost hollow', a low-lying location relative to its surroundings which allows the colder air to settle.Stewart, Linda. "Katesbridge: The legend of Northern Ireland's ’frosty hollows.’" Belfast Telegraph. 15/01/2013. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/katesbridge-the-legend-of-northern-irelands-frosty-hollows-29014781.html
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| location = Katesbridge (1991–2020)
| Jan high C = 7.6
| Feb high C = 8.2
| Mar high C = 9.9
| Apr high C = 12.3
| May high C = 15.2
| Jun high C = 17.6
| Jul high C = 19.1
| Aug high C = 18.8
| Sep high C = 16.7
| Oct high C = 13.3
| Nov high C = 10.1
| Dec high C = 7.8
| year high C = 13.1
| Jan low C = 1.0
| Feb low C = 0.8
| Mar low C = 1.6
| Apr low C = 3.0
| May low C = 5.3
| Jun low C = 8.0
| Jul low C = 9.9
| Aug low C = 9.6
| Sep low C = 8.0
| Oct low C = 5.5
| Nov low C = 2.9
| Dec low C = 1.0
| year low C = 4.7
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 82.1
| Feb rain mm = 66.2
| Mar rain mm = 66.1
| Apr rain mm = 60.5
| May rain mm = 59.2
| Jun rain mm = 69.3
| Jul rain mm = 75.7
| Aug rain mm = 84.4
| Sep rain mm = 71.0
| Oct rain mm = 92.3
| Nov rain mm = 99.7
| Dec rain mm = 83.1
| year rain mm = 910.1
| unit rain days = 1 mm
| Jan rain days = 14.7
| Feb rain days = 13.1
| Mar rain days = 12.7
| Apr rain days = 11.6
| May rain days = 11.5
| Jun rain days = 11.9
| Jul rain days = 13.0
| Aug rain days = 13.8
| Sep rain days = 12.5
| Oct rain days = 13.9
| Nov rain days = 15.2
| Dec rain days = 14.5
| year rain days = 158.8
| source 1 = Met Office{{cite web
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See also
References
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{{County Down}}
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