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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Dungannon like this:
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.
Dungannon is now part of MID ULSTER District. Click here for graphs and data of how MID ULSTER has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dungannon itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dungannon, in Mid Ulster and County Tyrone | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/29611
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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