Cookstown, County Tyrone

Origin

Ir. An Chorr Chríochach “the boundary hill”

Background

16km N of Dungannon

par: Derryloran bar: Dungannon Upper

The town of Cookstown is named after the planter Allan Cook who founded a settlement here in 1609 on land leased from the Archbishop of Armagh and obtained a patent for fairs and markets in 1628. The present town, which has portions in the four townlands of COOKSTOWN, LOY, GORTALOWRY and COOLNAFRANKY, was laid out c.1750 by William Stewart of nearby KILLYMOON. The Ir. name for Cookstown is An Chorr Chríochach [an khorr khreeghagh ] ‘the boundary hill’ [a’ Corr Críochach c.1645].

References

McKay, P. (2007): A Dictionary of Ulster Place-Names, p. 46

Additional Information

Historical name form

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Barony: Dungannon Upper
Parish: Derryloran
Parish in 1851: Derryloran
Townland: None
Place name ID: 5024
Place name type: T