Down Recorder

The Down Recorder is a weekly newspaper published in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland every Wednesday.

[2] It was the first newspaper to be published in the town, and was owned by Conway Pilson, the son of a local historian.

[1] At that time, news from London and abroad came by boat to Belfast in the evening.

However, the boat rested for 12 hours at Newry, 44 kilometres (27 mi) from Downpatrick.

Pilson organised a horse relay to bring the news from there so he could publish it before any rival papers.