Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Dungannon

Dungannon, market town with ry. sta., Drumglass par., E. co. Tyrone, 40 miles by rail W. of Belfast and 103 NW. of Dublin, near Lough Neagh, 230 ac., pop. 4084; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-days, Monday and Thursday; a well-built and flourishing town, with important trade in grain, flax, and provisions; also mfrs. of linen, muslin, leather, and earthenware. Coal is worked in the neighbourhood. D. returned 1 member to Parl. until 1885. Dungannon Paris is the seat of the Earl of Ranfurly.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "market town with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Tyrone IrlC
Place: Dungannon

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