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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Derryloran contained the following places:"DERRYLORAN, a parish partly in the barony of Loughlinsholin, in the county of Londonderry, and partly in that of Upper Dungannon, in the county of Tyrone, province of Ulster, Ireland. It contains in the Tyrone section its post town Cookstown. Part of the valley of the Ballin-derry stream and of the Slievegallion Mountain are within the limits of the parish. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Armagh, value £511, in the patronage of the primate. The church is at Cookstown, and was built in 1822 by aid of a loan granted by the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Desertereight. There are two Presbyterian meeting-houses and two places of worship for Wesleyans. There are National schools and several day schools, supported by the London Irish Society. The chief owners of this parish are the Company of Drapers of London. The principal seats are Killymoon and Loughry House."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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