Dungannon

noun

a district of S Northern Ireland, in Co Tyrone. Pop: 48 695 (2003 est). Area: 783 sq km (302 sq miles)

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By the time John was sixteen he was ready to leave the school at Dungannon.
John Nicholson
R. E. Cholmeley
Cannon were brought against Dungannon, which soon surrendered.
Ireland under the Tudors, Volume I (of II)
Richard Bagwell
He then took proceedings against O'Cahan, at the assizes in Dungannon.
The Land-War In Ireland (1870)
James Godkin
Dungannon, Mountjoy, and several of the other forts, were also surprised and taken.
The Story Of Ireland
Emily Lawless
In Dungannon the independence of the Irish parliament (to which the town returned two members) was proclaimed in 1782.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8
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Dungannon

Examples from the Web for dungannon

Historical Examples

By the time John was sixteen he was ready to leave the school at Dungannon.

Cannon were brought against Dungannon, which soon surrendered.

He then took proceedings against O'Cahan, at the assizes in Dungannon.

Dungannon, Mountjoy, and several of the other forts, were also surprised and taken.

In Dungannon the independence of the Irish parliament (to which the town returned two members) was proclaimed in 1782.