Eglish () is a small

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. It is about 6 km southwest of

Dungannon Dungannon (, ) is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second-largest town in the county (after Omagh) and had a population of 16,282 at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2021 Census. The Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Counci ...

, in the

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area. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 93. The village has grown in a dispersed form and has a mix of housing, industry and services.

Sport

Eglish St. Patrick's is the local

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club. Eglish St Patrick's camogie club.

Schools

Roan St Patrick's is the local primary school.

References

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