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DungannonDistrict (pop., 2001: 47,735), Northern Ireland. Created in 1973, it extends from Lough Neagh to the district of Fermanagh and from the foothills of the Sperrin Mountains to the River Blackwater and the republic of Ireland. An essentially pastoral area, its early history is linked with the O'Neills, earls of Tyrone, whose chief residence was at the town of Dungannon, the district seat. The Irish Parliament's independence was first proclaimed there in 1782. Dungannon a district of S Northern Ireland, in Co. Tyrone. Pop.: 48 695 (2003 est.). Area: 783 sq. km (302 sq. miles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But, Warren LaForce, 29, who farms 15 acres with his father in nearby Dungannon, Virginia, suggests the emergence of some new local traditions. Terex Corporation, Westport, CT, has announced acquisition of Powerscreen International, Dungannon, Northern Ireland, a company which manufacturers screening, crushing and material handling equipment. In 1964, in the town of Dungannon in County Tyrone, a middle-class housewife, Patricia McCluskey, founded the Homeless Citizens league to protest the lack of public housing available to Catholics, many of whom had been on the waiting list for years while homes in Protestant neighbourhoods sat empty. |
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