Editing County Down (section)

==In popular culture==
"[[Star of the County Down]]" is a popular Irish ballad.

The county is named in the lyrics of the song "[[Around the World (1956 song)|Around the World]]", from the film ''[[Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)|Around the World in 80 Days]]'', which was an American top ten hit for [[Bing Crosby]] and UK top ten hit for [[Ronnie Hilton]], both in 1957, although it was [[Mantovani]]'s instrumental version which was actually used in the film. [[Rihanna]]'s video "[[We Found Love]]" was filmed there in 2011, causing complaints when the singer removed her clothes to reveal a bikini.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rihanna video: Wildflowers to be planted in north Belfast 'hopeless place'|work=BBC News |date=30 April 2015 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-32533188|access-date=6 July 2017|archive-date=16 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216111320/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-32533188|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Ulster]] singer [[Van Morrison]] has made reference to the County Down in the lyrics to several songs including "Northern Muse (Solid Ground)", "Mystic of the East" and the nostalgic "[[Coney Island (Van Morrison song)|Coney Island]]", which names several places and landmarks in the county.  Van Morrison also covered "Star of the County Down" with [[The Chieftains]] as a part of their collaboration album ''[[Irish Heartbeat]]''.

[[C. S. Lewis]], author of ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'', was inspired by the [[Mourne Mountains]]. There is a Narnia trail in Kilbroney Park, in [[Rostrevor]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mourne Mountains and Ring of Gullion|url=https://www.visitmournemountains.co.uk/ChroniclesofNarnia|website=visitmournemountains.co.uk|access-date=26 March 2020|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109031213/http://www.visitmournemountains.co.uk/ChroniclesofNarnia|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Sam Hanna Bell]] based his novel of Ulster rural life, ''December Bride'' (1951) in the Ards peninsula. A film version of the novel, also called ''[[December Bride (film)|December Bride]]'', was produced in 1990 and released in November 1991.

Several areas of County Down served as filming locations for the [[HBO]] series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' including [[Castle Ward]] ([[Winterfell]]),<ref>{{Cite web|title=HBO's Game of Thrones at Castle Ward |url=https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/castle-ward/features/game-of-thrones-at-castle-ward|access-date=2021-03-21|website=National Trust|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117133113/https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/castle-ward/features/game-of-thrones-at-castle-ward|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Inch Abbey|Inch Abby]] ([[Riverlands (A Song of Ice and Fire)|Riverlands]]), and [[Tollymore Forest Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Game of Thrones Film Locations {{!}} Game of Thrones, Things To Do, Tours And Trails {{!}} A blog full of ideas and inspiration |url=https://visitbelfast.com/article/game-of-thrones-filming-locations-belfast-northern-ireland/|access-date=2021-03-21|website=Visit Belfast|archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121084151/https://visitbelfast.com/article/game-of-thrones-filming-locations-belfast-northern-ireland|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Academy Award-winning short film ''[[The Shore (2011 film)|The Shore]]'' (2011) was filmed in and around Killough bay by director/writer Terry George and his daughter Oorlagh. The film starred Ciaran Hynds, Kerry Condon and Connleth Hill.<ref>Oscars.org {{full citation needed|date=August 2022}}</ref>