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Cookstown
is situated on the Ballinderry River, west of Lough
Neagh. It was established in 1609 as an English colonial town and
named after its founder Allen Cook. The first thing that strikes a visitor
is the main street, it is one and a quarter miles long and very wide,
this is attributed to William Stewart of Killymoon a successor of Cook.
Cookstown is the main service center and market town for the surrounding
agricultural area. The town's most notable feature is its exceptionally
long wide street. The town has little industry now, former industries
included millinery, corset, and the manufacture of motor vehicle components.
The ruined Tullaghoge fort, was used
to invest the chiefs of Ulster's O'Neill clan until 1595. There are also
a number of 17th century colonial manor houses. West of the town is the
well-preserved 18th century Wellbrook
Beetling Mill, a water-powered linen mill.
Tourist Information
The Burnavon
Burn Road
Cookstown
Co Tyrone
Tel +44 (0)28 7034 4723
E Mail
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Killymoon Castle SE of the
town once the home of the Stewart's and later the Montray's, much
of the architectural work is attributed to John Nash who remodeled
the house in 1803 for Colonel . William Stewart at a cost of £80,000,
the house is now a golf club.
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