Kildress
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| Kildress | |
| Tyrone | |
|---|---|
 St Patrick's Church of Ireland, Kildress | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | H739786 |
| Location: | 54°39’2"N, 6°51’18"W |
| Data | |
| Dialling code: | 028 |
| Local Government | |
Kildress is a village on the outskirts of Cookstown in Tyrone.
There are two churches in the area. One is St. Patrick's Church of Ireland and the other is St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Killeenan. St. Patrick's Church was built in 1818.[1] The present St. Joseph's Church was built in 1996. It replaced an earlier church that was built in 1855.[2] The local primary school is St. Joseph's Primary School.[3]
Nearby are Drum Manor Forest Park and Wellbrook Beetling Mill.[4]
Sport and society
- Cloughfin Pipe Band
- Kildress Wolfe Tones GAC
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Kildress) |
References
- ↑ "Kildress Parish-History". http://kildress.armagh.anglican.org/history.
- ↑ "History-St. Joseph's Chapel, Kelleenan". http://kildressparish.co.uk/history.
- ↑ "St. Joseph's Primary School". https://www.stjosephskilleenan.co.uk.
- ↑ "Wellbrook Beetling Mill". Discover Ireland. http://discoverireland.com/us/ireland-things-to-see-and-do/listings/product/?fid=NITB_3223.