Comber (from the Irish: An Comar meaning "the confluence") is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland, 5 miles south of Newtownards, at the northern end of Strangford Lough. It had a population of 8,933 people in the 2001 Census. It is a centre of potato growing and is also known for the Tudor Cinema.
It is situated around 15 miles (24 kilometres) ESE of Belfast, in the heart of potato-growing country. Comber comes under the control of Ards Borough Council. It is also known for Comber Whiskey which was last distilled in 1953 and today fetches a handsome price.

History
Comber is classified as a Small Town by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 4,500 and 10,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 8,933 people living in Comber. Of these:
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service

19.7% were aged under 16 years and 18.0% were aged 60 and over
48.3% of the population were male and 51.7% were female
3.7% were from a Catholic background and 91.6% were from a Protestant background
2.8% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed. Demographics

Comber is most famous for being the birthplace of Thomas Andrews (born in 1873), the RMS Titanic's shipbuilder, who died in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.
Thomas Andrews had a famous brother John Miller Andrews, who became Northern Ireland's second Prime Minister between 1940 and 1945. He was born in 1871 and became a flax-spinner and a wealthy landowner in Comber. He died in 1956.
Comber village square has a statue of 'Rollicking Rollo' - Sir Robert Rollo Gillespie (1766-1814) born in a large house on the south side of the square. He soldiered in Ireland, the West Indies, Java and Nepal, fought duels, acted as a secret agent against the French and was killed in action.
Racing driver Jonny Kane (born 14 May 1973), was born in Comber. He was crowned British Formula Three champion in 1997 and went on to become 'rookie of the year' in the 1999 IndyLights series in the USA.
Edmund De Wind, was born in Comber and was a Canadian (also considered Irish) recipient of the Victoria Cross in World War I. He was a member of The Royal Irish Rifles, killed during the First Battle of the Somme on 21 March 1918, after repelling attack after attack until he was mortally wounded and collapsed. There is a housing estate in Comber named after him built in the 1950s.