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. 46Additional Information
Historical name form
- Barony
- Dungannon Upper
- Parish
- Derryloran
- Parish in 1851
- Derryloran
- Townland
- None
- Place name ID
- 5024
- Place name type
- T