Cookstown is a town and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the fourth largest town in the county and had a population of nearly 11,000 people in the 2001 Census. It is one of the main towns in the area of Mid-Ulster. It was founded around 1620 when the townlands in the area were leased by an English ecclesiastical lawyer, Dr. Alan Cooke, from the Archbishop of Armagh, who had been granted the lands after the Flight of the Earls during the Plantation of Ulster. It was one of the main centres of the linen industry West of the River Bann, and until 1956, the processes of flax spinning, weaving, bleaching and beetling were carried out in the town.
Cookstown's famous main street (laid out from c1735–c1800), is 1.25 miles (2.01km) long and 135 feet (41.15m) wide, one of the longest, and widest in Ireland.
Places of interest
Cookstown's main street hosts an open air market each Saturday.
The annual Cookstown 100 National Road Race is a motor biking event attended by many motorbiking enthusiasts. It is the opening race of the road racing calendar in Ireland and is usually held in April.
Council headquarters are in Cookstown. Small towns in the council area include Pomeroy, Moneymore, Coagh and Stewartstown and in the east the area is bounded by Lough Neagh. It covers an area of 235 square miles (610km2) and has a current population of over 37,000.
The council has 16 elected representatives. Local elections are held every four years using the single transferable vote system. The chairman and vice-chairman of the council are elected at the annual general meeting each June. The last election was due to take place in May 2009, but on April 25, 2008, Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011. The proposed reforms were abandoned in 2010, and the most recent district council elections took place in 2011
BBC NI -IN YOUR CORNER 'Talk of the Town' Cookstown
BBC NI'S 'In Your Corner' is back for it's second series. Aislinn Hagan joins Wendy Austin, Clare McCollum and Chris Moore as a roving reporter.
The six part series aimed to give a voice to the issues that concern you.
This week Aislinn is in Cookstown to find out what's the talk of the town....
published: 09 Oct 2012
Cookstown, County Tyrone.
Cookstown from the sky.
published: 15 Aug 2016
Cookstown Sons Of William Full Parade 2024
published: 23 Jun 2024
Shortlist 2021: The Coulter Family - Killymoon Castle, Cookstown
Best Maintenance of a Historic Building or Place
Killymoon Castle was rebuilt on the original site by renowned architect John Nash. It is an asymmetrical structure with both round and square towers and Regency Gothic interiors. After a turbulent history, John Coulter bought the castle and grounds in 1922 and it remains the home of the Coulter family to this day. The family have overseen many stages of the castle, from family home, to military base during WWII and now a highly regarded tea room and wedding venue. Over the years, the family have carried out many complex maintenance projects, such as the restoration of the original library and the rescue of the cupola of the double staircase after it sustained major damage in the Cookstown golf course bomb attack in 1992.
Film by Will McCon...
published: 29 Oct 2021
Cookstown
published: 15 Nov 2010
Cookstown Main Street The Longest and Widest or Any Town
We have driven through Cookstown once or twice in the past but remarkably we have never before set foot in the town! Here is what we discovered, ( backed up by a wee bit of research ), when we did. We need to return some day because time did not permit us to investigate the lower quarter of the town. Come and check the place out for yourselves and be sure to stay in the fabulous Tullylagan Country House Hotel when you do.
NB 2023 I'm not sure whether Tullylagan House is still operating as a hotel.
published: 01 Sep 2020
Places to see in ( Cookstown - UK )
Places to see in ( Cookstown - UK )
Cookstown is a town and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is one of the main towns in the area of Mid-Ulster. It was founded around 1620 when the townlands in the area were leased by an English ecclesiastical lawyer, Dr. Alan Cooke, from the Archbishop of Armagh, who had been granted the lands after the Flight of the Earls during the Plantation of Ulster. It was one of the main centres of the linen industry West of the River Bann, and until 1956, the processes of flax spinning, weaving, bleaching and beetling were carried out in the town. Cookstown's famous main street (laid out from c1735–c1800), is 1.25 miles (2.01 km) long and 135 feet (41.15 m) wide, one of the longest, and widest in Ireland.
Cookstown's main street hosts an open-air...
published: 09 Aug 2017
Cookstown are the Best family sausages
Norn iron tv advert from the 1960's
published: 13 Dec 2009
Sunday 21st July 2024 - Andrew Morrow
Livestream from our Sunday Morning Service
Service begins at 11am
Speaker this morning: Andrew Morrow
Bible Reading: Haggai 1
While we love that we can reach people online, we'd really love to see you in person at our services.
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published: 21 Jul 2024
Cookstown - St Patricks Day - Tension caused by Rasharkin Republican Band
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BBC NI'S 'In Your Corner' is back for it's second series. Aislinn Hagan joins Wendy Austin, Clare McCollum and Chris Moore as a roving reporter.
The six part s...
BBC NI'S 'In Your Corner' is back for it's second series. Aislinn Hagan joins Wendy Austin, Clare McCollum and Chris Moore as a roving reporter.
The six part series aimed to give a voice to the issues that concern you.
This week Aislinn is in Cookstown to find out what's the talk of the town....
BBC NI'S 'In Your Corner' is back for it's second series. Aislinn Hagan joins Wendy Austin, Clare McCollum and Chris Moore as a roving reporter.
The six part series aimed to give a voice to the issues that concern you.
This week Aislinn is in Cookstown to find out what's the talk of the town....
Best Maintenance of a Historic Building or Place
Killymoon Castle was rebuilt on the original site by renowned architect John Nash. It is an asymmetrical struc...
Best Maintenance of a Historic Building or Place
Killymoon Castle was rebuilt on the original site by renowned architect John Nash. It is an asymmetrical structure with both round and square towers and Regency Gothic interiors. After a turbulent history, John Coulter bought the castle and grounds in 1922 and it remains the home of the Coulter family to this day. The family have overseen many stages of the castle, from family home, to military base during WWII and now a highly regarded tea room and wedding venue. Over the years, the family have carried out many complex maintenance projects, such as the restoration of the original library and the rescue of the cupola of the double staircase after it sustained major damage in the Cookstown golf course bomb attack in 1992.
Film by Will McConnell
Best Maintenance of a Historic Building or Place
Killymoon Castle was rebuilt on the original site by renowned architect John Nash. It is an asymmetrical structure with both round and square towers and Regency Gothic interiors. After a turbulent history, John Coulter bought the castle and grounds in 1922 and it remains the home of the Coulter family to this day. The family have overseen many stages of the castle, from family home, to military base during WWII and now a highly regarded tea room and wedding venue. Over the years, the family have carried out many complex maintenance projects, such as the restoration of the original library and the rescue of the cupola of the double staircase after it sustained major damage in the Cookstown golf course bomb attack in 1992.
Film by Will McConnell
We have driven through Cookstown once or twice in the past but remarkably we have never before set foot in the town! Here is what we discovered, ( backed up by ...
We have driven through Cookstown once or twice in the past but remarkably we have never before set foot in the town! Here is what we discovered, ( backed up by a wee bit of research ), when we did. We need to return some day because time did not permit us to investigate the lower quarter of the town. Come and check the place out for yourselves and be sure to stay in the fabulous Tullylagan Country House Hotel when you do.
NB 2023 I'm not sure whether Tullylagan House is still operating as a hotel.
We have driven through Cookstown once or twice in the past but remarkably we have never before set foot in the town! Here is what we discovered, ( backed up by a wee bit of research ), when we did. We need to return some day because time did not permit us to investigate the lower quarter of the town. Come and check the place out for yourselves and be sure to stay in the fabulous Tullylagan Country House Hotel when you do.
NB 2023 I'm not sure whether Tullylagan House is still operating as a hotel.
Places to see in ( Cookstown - UK )
Cookstown is a town and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is one of the main towns in the area of Mid-Ulster....
Places to see in ( Cookstown - UK )
Cookstown is a town and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is one of the main towns in the area of Mid-Ulster. It was founded around 1620 when the townlands in the area were leased by an English ecclesiastical lawyer, Dr. Alan Cooke, from the Archbishop of Armagh, who had been granted the lands after the Flight of the Earls during the Plantation of Ulster. It was one of the main centres of the linen industry West of the River Bann, and until 1956, the processes of flax spinning, weaving, bleaching and beetling were carried out in the town. Cookstown's famous main street (laid out from c1735–c1800), is 1.25 miles (2.01 km) long and 135 feet (41.15 m) wide, one of the longest, and widest in Ireland.
Cookstown's main street hosts an open-air market each Saturday.
The annual Cookstown 100 National Road Race is a motor biking event attended by many motorbiking enthusiasts. It is the opening race of the road racing calendar in Ireland and is usually held in April. Ardboe High Cross and Abbey (Seanchrois Ard Bó agus Ministir Naomh Colmán), one of the best examples of a 9th/10th century High cross in Ireland, is 10 miles from Cookstown. 22 panels illustrate stories from the Old Testament and the New Testament of the Bible.
Other ancient sites nearby include Beaghmore stone circles and Tullyhogue Fort (beside the village of Tullyhogue), the inauguration site of the chiefs of Tyrone (Tir Eogain), the O'Neills. Destroyed in 1602, the fort was salvaged to some degree in 1964, when the site was cleared and presented. Though none of the original buildings remain, the unusual layout (raised inner mounds, but no outer defensive ditch) is still clearly visible. Tullaghogue is now owned and maintained by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (N.I.E.A.). The Donaghrisk walled cemetery to the southwest of (and clearly visible from) the fort is the resting place of the O'Hagans, the chief justices of Tyrone (and as such, they presided over the inauguration ceremonies of the O'Neills).
Lissan House lies on the outskirts of Cookstown. It is a huge structure of little architectural beauty but enormous historical significance and was, until the death of its last inhabitant, Hazel Radclyffe Dolling (daughter of the 13th Baronet of Lissan, Sir Robert George Alexander Staples), Killymoon Castle is about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south east of Cookstown. This imposing structure is regarded as Cookstown's finest piece of architectural heritage.
Drum Manor, approximately 5 miles from the town. Alexander Richardson, a burgess from Edinburgh, Scotland, bought the estate of Craigbalk in 1617 and built Drum Manor, which was also known Manor Richardson. St Luran's Church of Ireland Church on Church Street is thought to have been originally constructed in 1822 by John Nash and certainly plans for the church exist in his hand.
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Places to see in ( Cookstown - UK )
Cookstown is a town and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is one of the main towns in the area of Mid-Ulster. It was founded around 1620 when the townlands in the area were leased by an English ecclesiastical lawyer, Dr. Alan Cooke, from the Archbishop of Armagh, who had been granted the lands after the Flight of the Earls during the Plantation of Ulster. It was one of the main centres of the linen industry West of the River Bann, and until 1956, the processes of flax spinning, weaving, bleaching and beetling were carried out in the town. Cookstown's famous main street (laid out from c1735–c1800), is 1.25 miles (2.01 km) long and 135 feet (41.15 m) wide, one of the longest, and widest in Ireland.
Cookstown's main street hosts an open-air market each Saturday.
The annual Cookstown 100 National Road Race is a motor biking event attended by many motorbiking enthusiasts. It is the opening race of the road racing calendar in Ireland and is usually held in April. Ardboe High Cross and Abbey (Seanchrois Ard Bó agus Ministir Naomh Colmán), one of the best examples of a 9th/10th century High cross in Ireland, is 10 miles from Cookstown. 22 panels illustrate stories from the Old Testament and the New Testament of the Bible.
Other ancient sites nearby include Beaghmore stone circles and Tullyhogue Fort (beside the village of Tullyhogue), the inauguration site of the chiefs of Tyrone (Tir Eogain), the O'Neills. Destroyed in 1602, the fort was salvaged to some degree in 1964, when the site was cleared and presented. Though none of the original buildings remain, the unusual layout (raised inner mounds, but no outer defensive ditch) is still clearly visible. Tullaghogue is now owned and maintained by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (N.I.E.A.). The Donaghrisk walled cemetery to the southwest of (and clearly visible from) the fort is the resting place of the O'Hagans, the chief justices of Tyrone (and as such, they presided over the inauguration ceremonies of the O'Neills).
Lissan House lies on the outskirts of Cookstown. It is a huge structure of little architectural beauty but enormous historical significance and was, until the death of its last inhabitant, Hazel Radclyffe Dolling (daughter of the 13th Baronet of Lissan, Sir Robert George Alexander Staples), Killymoon Castle is about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south east of Cookstown. This imposing structure is regarded as Cookstown's finest piece of architectural heritage.
Drum Manor, approximately 5 miles from the town. Alexander Richardson, a burgess from Edinburgh, Scotland, bought the estate of Craigbalk in 1617 and built Drum Manor, which was also known Manor Richardson. St Luran's Church of Ireland Church on Church Street is thought to have been originally constructed in 1822 by John Nash and certainly plans for the church exist in his hand.
( Cookstown - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Cookstown . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Cookstown - UK
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Livestream from our Sunday Morning Service
Service begins at 11am
Speaker this morning: Andrew Morrow
Bible Reading: Haggai 1
While we love that we can reach...
Livestream from our Sunday Morning Service
Service begins at 11am
Speaker this morning: Andrew Morrow
Bible Reading: Haggai 1
While we love that we can reach people online, we'd really love to see you in person at our services.
Just turn up - no need to book in - you will be made most welcome
Livestream from our Sunday Morning Service
Service begins at 11am
Speaker this morning: Andrew Morrow
Bible Reading: Haggai 1
While we love that we can reach people online, we'd really love to see you in person at our services.
Just turn up - no need to book in - you will be made most welcome
BBC NI'S 'In Your Corner' is back for it's second series. Aislinn Hagan joins Wendy Austin, Clare McCollum and Chris Moore as a roving reporter.
The six part series aimed to give a voice to the issues that concern you.
This week Aislinn is in Cookstown to find out what's the talk of the town....
Best Maintenance of a Historic Building or Place
Killymoon Castle was rebuilt on the original site by renowned architect John Nash. It is an asymmetrical structure with both round and square towers and Regency Gothic interiors. After a turbulent history, John Coulter bought the castle and grounds in 1922 and it remains the home of the Coulter family to this day. The family have overseen many stages of the castle, from family home, to military base during WWII and now a highly regarded tea room and wedding venue. Over the years, the family have carried out many complex maintenance projects, such as the restoration of the original library and the rescue of the cupola of the double staircase after it sustained major damage in the Cookstown golf course bomb attack in 1992.
Film by Will McConnell
We have driven through Cookstown once or twice in the past but remarkably we have never before set foot in the town! Here is what we discovered, ( backed up by a wee bit of research ), when we did. We need to return some day because time did not permit us to investigate the lower quarter of the town. Come and check the place out for yourselves and be sure to stay in the fabulous Tullylagan Country House Hotel when you do.
NB 2023 I'm not sure whether Tullylagan House is still operating as a hotel.
Places to see in ( Cookstown - UK )
Cookstown is a town and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is one of the main towns in the area of Mid-Ulster. It was founded around 1620 when the townlands in the area were leased by an English ecclesiastical lawyer, Dr. Alan Cooke, from the Archbishop of Armagh, who had been granted the lands after the Flight of the Earls during the Plantation of Ulster. It was one of the main centres of the linen industry West of the River Bann, and until 1956, the processes of flax spinning, weaving, bleaching and beetling were carried out in the town. Cookstown's famous main street (laid out from c1735–c1800), is 1.25 miles (2.01 km) long and 135 feet (41.15 m) wide, one of the longest, and widest in Ireland.
Cookstown's main street hosts an open-air market each Saturday.
The annual Cookstown 100 National Road Race is a motor biking event attended by many motorbiking enthusiasts. It is the opening race of the road racing calendar in Ireland and is usually held in April. Ardboe High Cross and Abbey (Seanchrois Ard Bó agus Ministir Naomh Colmán), one of the best examples of a 9th/10th century High cross in Ireland, is 10 miles from Cookstown. 22 panels illustrate stories from the Old Testament and the New Testament of the Bible.
Other ancient sites nearby include Beaghmore stone circles and Tullyhogue Fort (beside the village of Tullyhogue), the inauguration site of the chiefs of Tyrone (Tir Eogain), the O'Neills. Destroyed in 1602, the fort was salvaged to some degree in 1964, when the site was cleared and presented. Though none of the original buildings remain, the unusual layout (raised inner mounds, but no outer defensive ditch) is still clearly visible. Tullaghogue is now owned and maintained by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (N.I.E.A.). The Donaghrisk walled cemetery to the southwest of (and clearly visible from) the fort is the resting place of the O'Hagans, the chief justices of Tyrone (and as such, they presided over the inauguration ceremonies of the O'Neills).
Lissan House lies on the outskirts of Cookstown. It is a huge structure of little architectural beauty but enormous historical significance and was, until the death of its last inhabitant, Hazel Radclyffe Dolling (daughter of the 13th Baronet of Lissan, Sir Robert George Alexander Staples), Killymoon Castle is about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south east of Cookstown. This imposing structure is regarded as Cookstown's finest piece of architectural heritage.
Drum Manor, approximately 5 miles from the town. Alexander Richardson, a burgess from Edinburgh, Scotland, bought the estate of Craigbalk in 1617 and built Drum Manor, which was also known Manor Richardson. St Luran's Church of Ireland Church on Church Street is thought to have been originally constructed in 1822 by John Nash and certainly plans for the church exist in his hand.
( Cookstown - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Cookstown . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Cookstown - UK
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Livestream from our Sunday Morning Service
Service begins at 11am
Speaker this morning: Andrew Morrow
Bible Reading: Haggai 1
While we love that we can reach people online, we'd really love to see you in person at our services.
Just turn up - no need to book in - you will be made most welcome
Cookstown is a town and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the fourth largest town in the county and had a population of nearly 11,000 people in the 2001 Census. It is one of the main towns in the area of Mid-Ulster. It was founded around 1620 when the townlands in the area were leased by an English ecclesiastical lawyer, Dr. Alan Cooke, from the Archbishop of Armagh, who had been granted the lands after the Flight of the Earls during the Plantation of Ulster. It was one of the main centres of the linen industry West of the River Bann, and until 1956, the processes of flax spinning, weaving, bleaching and beetling were carried out in the town.
Cookstown's famous main street (laid out from c1735–c1800), is 1.25 miles (2.01km) long and 135 feet (41.15m) wide, one of the longest, and widest in Ireland.
Places of interest
Cookstown's main street hosts an open air market each Saturday.
The annual Cookstown 100 National Road Race is a motor biking event attended by many motorbiking enthusiasts. It is the opening race of the road racing calendar in Ireland and is usually held in April.