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DOWNPATRICK - DUN PATRIAC. SAINT PATRICK'S FORT - Dun Patriaic, "S. Patrick's Fort", often called Down, was the headquarters of the kings of Ulster before being the home of S. Patrick. "Down", says S. Patrick's Testament, "where my resurrection shall be in the rath of Celtar son of Dui"; so too the old Latin rhyme rendered thus: "Now three in Down one grave do fill, Patrick, Brigid and Columcille". The traditional grave of S. Patrick is marked by a rude and massive stone inscribed PATRAIC. The monastery and the cathedral church of Down have been built since S. Patrick's time. John de Courcy seized the place in 1177, and reigned there independently from John's accession until 1205.