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Dungannon
Sign in to saveDungannon (, ) is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second-largest town in the historic county (after Omagh) and had a population of 16,282 at the 2021 Census. Since 2015, the town shares local government with Magherafelt and Cookstown in the Mid-Ulster District Council.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Dungannon
- UK place.irish_name
- Dún Geanainn
- UK place.static_image_name
- Church of St Patrick, Dungannon - geograph.org.uk - 112576.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic church
- UK place.map_type
- Ireland
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Mid-Ulster
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- Dungannon Coat of Arms v2.png
- UK place.static_image_2_width
- 100px
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- Dungannon Coat of Arms
- UK place.population
- 16,282
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.irish_grid_reference
- H7962
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- DUNGANNON
- UK place.postcode_area
- BT
- UK place.postcode_district
- BT70, BT71
- UK place.dial_code
- 028
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Fermanagh and South Tyrone
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Article
39 sectionsContents
- History
- 17th Century
- The O'Neills
- Plantation town
- 18th Century
- Volunteer conventions
- Orangemen and United men
- 19th century
- Linen
- The Workhouse
- Tenant agitation
- Twentieth Century
- Unionist-Nationalist division
- Housing and civil rights protest
- The Troubles
- Survey of the town, 1971
- 21st century, new immigrant population
- Demography
- 2011 census
- 2021 census
- Places of interest
- Geography
- Townlands
- Economy
- Schools
- Transport
- Former railways
- Notable people
- Sport
- Cricket
- Football
- Gaelic games
- Greyhound racing
- Rugby
- Other sports
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Dungannon (, ) is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second-largest town in the historic county (after Omagh) and had a population of 16,282 at the 2021 Census. Since 2015, the town shares local government with Magherafelt and Cookstown in the Mid-Ulster District Council.
For centuries, Dungannon was the 'capital' of the O'Neill dynasty of Tír Eoghain, who dominated most of Ulster and built a castle on the hill. After the O'Neills' defeat in the Nine Years' War, the English founded a plantation town on the site. A linen centre in the 19th century, it attracted an extensive food processing industry in the late 20th. Moy Park, a leading poultry producer, is today the town's largest employer. As a result of May Park and other processors sourcing immigrant labour, Dungannon currently has the highest percentage of residents born outside of the British Isles of any town in Northern Ireland.