Cookstown

British

/ ˈkʊkstaʊn /

noun

a district of central Northern Ireland, in Co Tyrone. Pop: 33 387 (2003 est). Area: 622 sq km (240 sq miles)

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Jim Eastwood from Cookstown Enterprise Centre says water constraints in the town were a devastating blow to growing businesses in the area.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Wilbert Mayne, a 76-year-old farmer from Cookstown, is one of many finding it difficult to adapt to the updated digital system.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

The Prince and Princess of Wales later visited Mallon Farm in Cookstown, a flax farm which had previously been a dairy farm.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

Mr Lagan, who was from the Cookstown area, was pronounced dead at the scene.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025

N.N.W. from Dublin by the Great Northern railway, and a branch line runs thence to Cookstown.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

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