Gortalowry (from Irish: ''Gort Ui Labhradha'') is a

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. It is situated in the

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Dungannon Upper Dungannon Upper is a barony in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It was created in 1851 with the splitting of the barony of Dungannon. Lough Neagh runs along its eastern boundary, and it is bordered by four other baronies: Dungannon Middle to ...

and the

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of Derryloran and covers an area of 281 acres. The townland is partly rural, but includes the southern part of the town of

Cookstown Cookstown (, ) is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the fourth-largest town in the county and had a population of 12,546 in the 2021 census. It, along with Magherafelt and Dungannon, is one of the main towns in the Mid-Ulster ...

. The name derives from the Irish: ''Gort an Leamhraigh'' (field of the place of elms). St Luaran's

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Church, built about 1824 and renovated in 2003, is in the townland. Gortalowry Primary School opened in 1833, but closed in 1967. In 1841 the population of the townland was 83 people (15 houses) and in 1851 it was 165 people (34 houses). The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a Rath (grid ref: H8086 7738)

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Townlands of County Tyrone Archaeological sites in County Tyrone Civil parish of Derryloran {{Tyrone-geo-stub

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