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|picture caption= | |picture caption=Disused water pump in The Rock | ||
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|LG district= | |latitude=54.592 | ||
|longitude=-6.835 | |||
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'''The Rock''' is a village in [[Tyrone]]. | '''The Rock''' is a small village in eastern [[Tyrone]], approximately 5 miles south-west of [[Cookstown]]. The village and surrounding area is located mainly within the parish of Desertcreat. | ||
{{ | The village name was recorded originally as ''Baile na Carraige'' ('Village of rock').<ref>[http://www.from-ireland.net/church-parish-records/tyrone/the-plantation-era-donaghmore-parish-co-tyrone-2/ From-Irleand.net]</ref> A stone quarry later operated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A Mass rock exists in Tullyodonnell, half a mile from the village. | ||
==Sport== | |||
*Gaelic Athletics: Rock St. Patrick's GAC | |||
==See also== | |||
{{commons|Rock, County Tyrone}} | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rock Tyrone}} | |||
Latest revision as of 18:54, 21 November 2022
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 Disused water pump in The Rock | |
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| Grid reference: | H753721 |
| Location: | 54°35’31"N, 6°50’6"W |
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The Rock is a small village in eastern Tyrone, approximately 5 miles south-west of Cookstown. The village and surrounding area is located mainly within the parish of Desertcreat.
The village name was recorded originally as Baile na Carraige ('Village of rock').[1] A stone quarry later operated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A Mass rock exists in Tullyodonnell, half a mile from the village.
Sport
- Gaelic Athletics: Rock St. Patrick's GAC
See also
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about The Rock, Tyrone) |