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Dungannon
Scots: Rathgannon
Irish: Dún Geanainn


The south east of the town. Scots ( The Scots leid) refers to Anglic varieties derived from early northern Middle English spoken in parts of Scotland and Northern Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in the background.

Dungannon (Northern Ireland)
Dungannon

Dungannon shown within Northern Ireland
Population 11,139 (2001 Census)
Irish grid reference H7962
 - Belfast 40 miles
District Dungannon Borough
County County Tyrone
Constituent country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DUNGANNON
Postcode district BT70
BT71
Dialling code 028
Police Northern Ireland
Fire Northern Ireland
Ambulance Northern Ireland
European Parliament Northern Ireland
UK Parliament Fermanagh and South Tyrone
NI Assembly Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Website: http://www.dungannon.gov.uk
List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Tyrone

Coordinates: 54°30′N 6°46′W / 54.5, -6.77

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History

Dungannon's fortunes have been closely tied with that of the O'Neill dynasty who ruled most of Ulster until the seventeenth century and were the most powerful Gaelic family. Ulster ( Ulaidh ˈkwɪɟɪ ˈʌlˠu / ˈʌlˠi is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in addition to Connacht, Munster and Leinster Dungannon was the clan's main stronghold which made it by default the most important settlement in Gaelic Ireland. A rath to the north of the town centre was the traditional site of inauguration of 'The O'Neill', the location of one of the several castles that were built in the town during their reign. The last castle was located at what is today known as Castle Hill; the location was ideal for a fort as it was one of the highest points in Tyrone, and dominated the surrounding countryside with the ability to see seven counties depending on the weather. Its location ultimately led to the British Army taking over the site for a security installation during The Troubles, only being returned to the local council in August 2007. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces.

This castle was burned in 1602 by Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone as the English forces closed in on the Gaelic Lords towards the end of the Nine Years War. Aodh Mór Ó Néill (anglicised as Hugh The Great O'Neill) (c The Nine Years' War (1688–97 – often called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg – was a major war of the late 17th In 1607, ninety-nine Irish chieftains and their followers, including Hugh O’Neill, set sail from Rathmullan, Co. Donegal bound for the continent. Rathmullan ( Ráth Maoláin in Irish) is a small seaside village in County Donegal in the Ireland. County Donegal (ˌdʌnəˈgɔːl Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall. What followed became known as the Plantation of Ulster and the town and its castle were granted to Sir Arthur Chichester, the architect of the plantation. The Plantation of Ulster (Irish Plandáil Uladh) was a planned process of Colonisation which took place in the northern Irish province of Ulster Arthur Chichester 1st Baron Chichester (May 1563 &ndash 19 February 1625) known between 1596 and 1613 as Sir Arthur Chichester, was an English administrator

The castle was partially excavated in October 2007, by the Channel 4 show 'Time Team', uncovering part of the moate and walls of the castle. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Time Team is a British television series that has aired on Channel 4 since 1994 Moate (An Móta is a Town in County Westmeath, Ireland. The name An Móta is derived from the term Motte-and-bailey as [1]

After the O'Neills

Dungannon remained the county seat of County Tyrone after the plantation, but High Court Judges who travelled to Dungannon to the courthouse were attacked in the village of Cappagh and the county town was then moved to Omagh. Omagh (pronounced /'omæ/) is the County town of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen In 1973 the town became the seat of the new District of Dungannon.

In 1782, the town was the location where the independence of the Irish Parliament was declared by members of the Protestant Ascendancy who controlled the parliament at the time. The Parliament of Ireland (Irish Parlaimint na hEireann) was a Legislature that existed from mediæval times until 1800. The Protestant Ascendancy is a convenient phrase used when referring to the political economic and social domination of the former Kingdom of Ireland by a minority of great [2]

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 Troubles in Dungannon recounts incidents during and the effects of The Troubles in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

Demographics

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. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Of these:

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service

N. B. Since the undertaking of the census in 2001, a number of migrant workers, especially Portuguese, have settled in the town mainly working in the food processing industry. As of 2004, there were around 1200 Portuguese living in the town. [3]

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. The Royal Irish Constabulary ( RIC) ( Irish: Constáblacht Ríoga na hÉireann) was one of Ireland's two police forces in the early twentieth century 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. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. The Khyber Pass, (also spelled Khaiber or Khaybar (درہ خیبر (altitude  m   ft is the Mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت,

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. Linen is a Textile made from the Fibers of the Flax plant Linum usitatissimum. Glassblowing is a glassforming technique that involves inflating the molten glass into a bubble or parison with the aid of the blowpipe or blow tube Dungannon also has brick making industry using Coalisland fireclay. Coalisland ( Oileán a'Ghuail in Irish) is a small Town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with a population of 5917 people Dungannon has large numbers of migrant workers employed locally in factories including Moy Park and Dungannon Meats. Dunbia is a meat-processing firm based in Granville County Tyrone, near Dungannon, Northern Ireland. The majority of these workers come from Portuguese backgrounds, East Timor, Brazil, Poland and Lithuania.

Education

Infrastructure

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Rail-map-Viceregal-1906

Dungannon was served by four different rail systems which stretched throughout Northern Ireland, into Derry, Co. Tamnamore Primary School is a primary school located near Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Donegal and deep into southern Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world At the turn of the last century, 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 page refers to the Irish town For other uses see Clones (disambiguation, or Clone Clones (Cluain Eois &ndash ˈkloʊnɪs Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Athlone ( is a town that lies on the River Shannon near the southern extremity of Lough Ree, Ireland. Cavan (ˈkævən) is the county seat of County Cavan in Ireland. Mullingar ( An Muileann gCearr in Irish, meaning "the left-handed or wry mill" is the administrative centre of County Westmeath, Ireland 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. The Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR main line extended from Broadstone in Dublin to the Midlands ( Mullingar, to Athlone) and onwards Sligo (disambiguation Sligo ( (ˈslaɪɡoʊ "sly-go" Irish ˈɕlʲɪɟəx is the County town of County Sligo in Ireland. Tullamore ( Tulach Mhór in Irish) is a town in County Offaly, in the midlands of Ireland. Clara ( Clóirtheach or An Clárach in Irish) is a town on the River Brosna in County Offaly in the midlands of Ireland Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Limerick (pronounced /ˈlɪmrɪk/ Luimneach in Irish) is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the Province of Munster

There is a town bus service that runs daily, and a night bus service at weekends. Both services serve the town's suburbs.

Other Transport Projects

People

One of Dungannon's most famous sons is Thomas J. Clarke (although he was actually born on the Isle of Wight, the first signatory of the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic (Poblacht na hÉireann). Transport 21 is an Irish Infrastructure plan announced on 1 November 2005 in Dublin Castle by the then Irish Minister for Thomas James (Tom Clarke (Tomás Ó Cléirigh alias Henry Wilson; 11 March 1857 &ndash 3 May 1916) was an Irish The Isle of Wight is an English Island and county in the English Channel between three and five miles (8 km from the south coast of the Clarke was a key figure in the 1916 Easter Rising and was executed by the British authorities on 3 May 1916, aged 59, for his role in the Rising. The Easter Rising (Éirí Amach na Cásca was a rebellion staged in Ireland in Easter Week, 1916 Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Dungannon GAA club is named after him.

Dungannon is the birthplace of professional golfer Darren Clarke, motorcycle racer Ryan Farquhar, artist Victor Sloan, and TV presenters Adrian Logan and Joanne Salley. Private life Clarke met his wife Heather in a nightclub in Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. Ryan Farquhar (born Dungannon, Northern Ireland in 1976 is a Motorcycle racer who has primarily competed in road racing Victor Sloan (born Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, 1945 is an Irish photographer and artist Adrian Logan (b 1 August 1955 Dungannon) is a Northern Irish television presenter and journalist Joanne Salley (born 1977 in Dungannon) is a former Miss Northern Ireland winner presently a television presenter

Dungannon is also the birthplace of actor Birdy Sweeney, who appeared in numerous television programmes and motion pictures. Birdy Sweeney Born June 14 1931 in Dungannon County Tyrone Northern Ireland died May11 1999 in Dublin Ireland

Sport

Rugby

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. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Irish Rugby Football Union ( IRFU) (Cumann Rugbaí na hÉireann is the body managing Rugby union in Ireland. Despite being a rugby union club since inception it's official title is Dungannon Football Club. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short 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. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The town also has connections to New Zealand rugby. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Earl of Ranfurly presented the Ranfurly Shield to the NZRFU. The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is perhaps the most prestigious trophy in New Zealand 's domestic Rugby union competition

Gaelic games

Football

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 FC is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the IFA Premiership. Omagh Town FC was a Northern Ireland football club playing in the Irish Football League.

References

  1. ^ Belfast Telegraph, 19 October 2007
  2. ^ 'Dungannon' from Britannica 2001 Deluxe Edition CD-ROM, 1999-2000.
  3. ^ [1] Irish News migrant workers report

See also

External links

Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland is a link page for any Abbey, Priory, Friary or other religious house in Northern Ireland. This is a list page for Towns in Northern Ireland. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, a town is any settlement which has received a charter This is a list page for Villages in Northern Ireland. The NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA defines a town as having a population of 4500 or more
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