Cookstown, County Tyrone

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