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Dungannon (from the Irish: Dún Geanainn meaning "Geanann's fort") is a town in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. It is the third largest town in the County (next to Omagh and Strabane) and has a population of 11,139 people in the 2001 Census. In August 2006, Dungannon won the Ulster In Bloom Best Kept Town award for the fifth time. It contains the headquarters of the Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council. Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ...
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Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council is a Local Council in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. ...
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WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...
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Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council is a Local Council in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. ...
History
At one stage Dungannon was the capital of Ireland in the early 1600s due to the fact that the King of Ireland Hugh O'Neill situated there. Dungannon was also the county town of Tyrone, but High Court Judges who travelled to Dungannon to the courthouse were attacked in the village of Cappagh. The county town was then moved to Omagh WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...
The Troubles Dungannon was one corner of the infamous murder triangle during the Troubles. For more information see The Troubles in Dungannon, which includes a list of incidents in Dungannon during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities. The murder triangle was an area of Northern Ireland comprising of East Tyrone, South Derry and North Armagh which became notorious during the 1970s, 80s and 90s as a zone where sectarian and political murders were carried out by various terrorist organisations. ...
The Troubles in Dungannon recounts incidents during, and the effects of, The Troubles in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ...
Places of interest An interesting feature of the town is the former Police barracks at the top right hand corner of the market square which is quite unlike any other barracks of a similar vintage in Ireland. A popular but apocryphal story relates that the unusual design of this building is due to a mix up with the plans in Dublin which meant Dungannon got a station designed for the Khyber Pass in Afghanistan and they got a standard Irish barracks, complete with a traditional Irish fireplace. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...
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Economy The once thriving linen industry has largely been replaced by glass-blowing, and the Tyrone Crystal factory is a major visitor attraction in Northern Ireland. Dungannon also has brick making industry using Coalisland fireclay. Dungannon has large numbers of migrant workers employed locally in factories including Moy Park and Dungannon Meats. The majority of these workers come from Portuguese backgrounds, East Timor, Poland and Lithuania. Torn linen cloth, recovered from the Dead Sea Linen is a material made from the fibers of the flax plant. ...
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The name Tyrone can refer to: A county in Northern Ireland; see County Tyrone An Earl of Tyrone A small steam train which runs between Bushmills and the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland. ...
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Dunbia is a meat-processing firm based in Granville, County Tyrone, near Dungannon, Northern Ireland. ...
Education - Aughamullan Primary School
- Bush Primary School
- Clintyclay Primary School
- Derrylatinee Primary School
- Donaghey Primary School
- Drumglass High School
- Dungannon Primary School
- Integrated College Dungannon
- Killyman Primary School
- Lisfearty Primary School
- Newmills Primary School
- The Royal School Dungannon is one of the oldest schools in Ireland. It was one of several royal schools chartered in 1608 by James I with the intended purpose "that there shall be one Free School at least appointed in every County, for the education of youth in learning and religion." These schools provided an English style education to the sons of landed settlers in Ireland, most of whom were of Scottish or English descent. A royal charter of May 13 1614 records the appointment of John Bullingbroke as the first Headmaster.
- St. Mary's Primary School
- St. Patrick's Academy, Dungannon is one of top three ranked Grammar schools in Northern Ireland for academic success[citation needed]. The school has numerous sporting achievements, including two MacCrory Cups and a Hogan Cup, as well as success in Gaelic football, ladies football, hurling and soccer. The academy, previously split up into separate boys and girls schools, was amalgamated in 2002 to form one school.
- St. Patrick's Primary School
- Tamnamore Primary School
- Tullyroan Primary School
- Walker Memorial Primary School
- Windmill Integrated Primary School
Drumglass High School is a secondary school located on the outskirts of Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ...
Dungannon Primary School is a primary school located in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ...
The Royal School is a school located in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ...
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Saint Patricks Academy (Acadamh Naomh Pádraig), a voluntary grammar school in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland, was formed on September 1, 2003 when the two single-sex Saint Patricks Academies, which coexisted on the same site as two distinct and separate institutions, were merged as one. ...
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Tamnamore Primary School is a primary school located near Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ...
Infrastructure Dungannon was served by four different systems which stretched throughout Northern Ireland, into Derry, Co. Donegal and deep into southern Ireland. At the turn of the last centuary, Clones was one of the major junctions from Derry, Omagh, and Belfast to north Leinster, in particular, the major market towns of Athlone, Cavan, and Mullingar via the Inney junction. This back-bone rail infrastructure was administered by Midland Great Western Railway which also linked to other major centres namely, Sligo, Tullamore, via Clara, other destinations such as Dublin, Limerick, and other market centres of the south coast. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (3063x4167, 1297 KB) This work is in the public domain worldwide. ...
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Clones (Irish:Cluain Eois) – pronounced (IPA) – is a small town in western County Monaghan, in the border area of Ireland. ...
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Cavan (An Cabhán in Irish, meaning the hollow) is the main town and administrative centre of County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland. ...
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The Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) main line extended from Broadstone in Dublin to the Midlands (Athlone) and onwards to Galway and Clifden in what is now the Republic of Ireland. ...
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...
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There is a town bus service that runs daily, and a night bus service at weekends. Both services serve the town's suburbs.
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Sport Dungannon has also achieved much sporting success within its history. It was one of the first towns in Ireland to form a rugby club, probably due to the Royal School. Dungannon's rugby team's most recent success was sharing the Ulster Senior League title with Ballymena. They were also the first Ulster club to win the All Ireland League A rugby union scrum. ...
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At least one player from Dungannon is listed in the first ever Irish side. The rugby club was founded in 1873, was the sixth club in Ireland and a founder member of the IRFU. Despite being a rugby union club since inception it's official title is Dungannon Football Club. This was in common with other clubs, such as the now defunct North of Ireland club from Belfast, who were founded prior to the formal division of the different styles of football into Association (soccer) and rugby. The town also has connections to New Zealand rugby. The Earl of Ranfurly presented the Ranfurly Shield to the NZRFU. 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
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The town has also achieved much success in Gaelic games, Gaelic football and hurling. Dungannon has produced many footballers, especially for the Tyrone County Team, who won the All-Ireland Gaelic Football Championship in 2003 and 2005, in partcular, Gerard Cavlan. The local GAA club is Thomas Clarke's Dungannon GFC (Thomáis Uí Chléirigh Dún Geanainn). Gaelic football (Irish: Peil or Caid ), commonly referred to as football, Gaelic or GAA (gah), is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Gerard Cavlan is a Tyrone Gaelic footballer. ...
Dungannon Swifts F.C. is the town's local soccer team, which performs well in the Irish Premier League, and is Tyrone's only representatives in the league, following Omagh Town's collapse. Dungannon Swifts F.C. is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the Irish Premier League. ...
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Omagh Town F.C. is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the Irish Football League. ...
People One of Dungannon's most famous sons is Thomas J. Clarke, the first signatory of the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic (Poblacht na hÉireann as gaeilge). Clarke was one of the main leaders and key figures in the 1916 Easter Rising and was executed by the British authorities on May 3rd at the age of 59 for his role in the rising. Dungannon GAA club is named after him. Thomas James Clarke (March 11, 1857-May 3, 1916) was an Irish revolutionary leader and was perhaps the man most responsible for the Easter Rising of 1916. ...
Combatants Irish Volunteers, Irish Citizen Army, Irish Republican Brotherhood British Army Royal Irish Constabulary Commanders Patrick Pearse, James Connolly, Brigadier-General Lowe General Sir John Maxwell Strength 1250 in Dublin, c. ...
Dungannon is the birthplace of professional golfer Darren Clarke, motorbike racer Ryan Farquhar, artist Victor Sloan, and TV presenters Adrian Logan and Joanne Salley. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, generally regarded as the worlds Home of Golf. Golf is a sport in which individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and also is one of the few ball games that does not use...
Darren Clarke (born in Dungannon, County Tyrone on August 14, 1968) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who plays on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. ...
A motorcycle (or motorbike) is a two-wheeled vehicle powered by an engine. ...
Ryan Farquhar (born Northern Ireland in 1976) is a motorcycle racer from Dungannon, Northern Ireland. ...
Route III (Lurgan), silver gelatin print, toners and gouache, Victor Sloan Victor Sloan (born Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, 1945) is an Irish photographer and artist. ...
Sports presenter & reporter Adrian Logan Adrian Logan (b. ...
Joanne Salley (1977[1]–) is a former Miss Northern Ireland winner, and television presenter from Dungannon, Northern Ireland. ...
2001 Census Dungannon is classified as a Medium Town by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 10,000 and 18,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 11,139 people living in Dungannon. Of these: April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ...
2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
- 24.0% were aged under 16 years and 17.8% were aged 60 and over
- 47.4% of the population were male and 52.7% were female
- 57.6% were from a Catholic background and 40.3% were from a Protestant background
- 3.7% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.
- approximately one-eighth were of Portuguese origin, with a sizeable number of other ethnic groups also noted.
Dungannon now has a thriving immigrant population - many of which work within the local food processing industry This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
External links - Dungannon Life
- A Flavour of Tyrone - Dungannon
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