GRAVEYARDS in Ireland’s county TYRONE

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  • Clogher cathedral, Pádraig Ó Cuilín (Patrick O’Cullen, d. 1534), Catholic bishop of Clogher; a 16th-century ecclesiastical figure in the turbulent Reformation-era church in Ulster. Buried in his cathedral at Co. Tyrone.
  • Drumragh Parish Churchyard, Omagh Alice Milligan: A prominent Irish nationalist and poet associated with the Gaelic League, who died in 1953, is buried there.
  • Derryloran Old Churchyard, Cookstown – James C. Brady, the influential Presbyterian minister, educator, and political writer, is buried here.
  • *Donaghmore Parish Churchyard, near Dungannon James McDonnell (1798-1845): Known as the “father of Belfast medicine,” he was a physician who helped found the Royal Victoria Hospital and the Belfast Medical School. A large Celtic cross marks his grave at the western end of the church ruins.
  • Saint John’s Church of Ireland, Fivemiletown, Archibald Armar Montgomery (1871–1947): A major-general in the Englsh Army who served in the Second Boer War and First World War.
  • Saint John’s Church of Ireland, Fivemiletown, Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery (1844–1924): An Ulster Unionist Party member of the Stormont regime’s senate.
  • Claggan Presbyterian Churchyard near Cookstown, Hugh Colvin V (1887–1962): A recipient of the Victoria Cross in World War I, buried in.
  • Desertcreat Parish Churc,h Alexander Sanderson: A 17th-century soldier and High Sheriff of Co. Tyrone.

List of Graveyards in Tyrone

Aghaloo Old Graveyard (Aughnacloy), Aghyaran (St. Patrick’s RC Churchyard), Alt Presbyterian Churchyard (Castlederg), Ardstraw Parish Church of Ireland Graveyard (Newtownstewart), Ardstraw RC Cemetery (Newtownstewart), Artrea Churchyard (Moneymore), Aughnacloy (St. James’ Churchyard), Badoney Presbyterian Churchyard (Gortin), Ballinderry Churchyard (Coagh), Ballyclog Churchyard (Stewartstown), Ballygawley Presbyterian Churchyard, Ballymagrane Graveyard, Ballynascreen Old Graveyard (Draperstown), Benburb (St. Patrick’s Church of Ireland Graveyard), Bready (St. John’s Church of Ireland, Dunnalong), Caledon (St. John’s Churchyard), Cappagh (St. Eugene’s RC Churchyard), Carnteel Churchyard, Castlederg (St. John’s Churchyard), Clabby (St. Margaret’s Churchyard), Clogher (St. Macartan’s Cathedral Graveyard), Clogherny Churchyard (Beragh), Clonoe Church Burial Ground (Coalisland), Coagh Presbyterian Churchyard, Cookstown (Forthill Cemetery), Cookstown (St. Luran’s Churchyard), Coolhill Cemetery (Dungannon), Creevagh Graveyard, Derrygortrevy Graveyard (Dungannon), Donacavey Churchyard (Fintona), Donagheady Old Burial Ground (Donemana), Donaghenry Graveyard (Stewartstown), Donaghmore Old Graveyard, Donaghmore (St. Patrick’s RC Churchyard), Donemana (St. James’ Church of Ireland Graveyard), Donemana (St. Michael’s Church of Ireland Graveyard), Douglas Bridge Presbyterian Churchyard, Dromore Old Churchyard, Dromore Presbyterian Churchyard, Drumglass (St. Anne’s Churchyard, Dungannon), Drumlegagh Graveyard, Drumquin Presbyterian Churchyard, Dungannon (Coolhill Cemetery), Dungannon (Killyman Churchyard), Edendork (St. Malachy’s RC Churchyard), Errigal Keerogue Churchyard, Eskra (Holy Trinity Churchyard), Fintona (Donacavey Churchyard), Fivemiletown (St. John’s Church of Ireland Graveyard), Gortin (Badoney Presbyterian Churchyard), Grange Burial Ground (Strabane), Greenan Graveyard, Kildress Churchyard (Cookstown), Killeeshil Churchyard, Killyman Churchyard (Dungannon), Lackagh Graveyard (Langfield), Langfield Parish Churchyard, Leckpatrick Old Graveyard (Ballymagorry), Leckpatrick Presbyterian Churchyard (Artigarvan), Leckpatrick Church of Ireland Graveyard (Ballymagorry), Lislimnaghan Graveyard, Longfield Upper Graveyard, Moy (St. James’ Churchyard), Newmills Presbyterian Churchyard, Omagh (Dublin Road Cemetery), Omagh (St. Columba’s Churchyard), Patrick Street Graveyard (Strabane), Pomeroy (St. Mary’s RC Churchyard), Pomeroy Presbyterian Churchyard, Seskinore (St. Andrew’s Churchyard), Stewartstown (St. Patrick’s Church of Ireland Graveyard), Stewartstown Chapel-yard (RC), Strabane (St. Mary’s Cemetery, Melmount Road), Strabane Cemetery, Termonmaguirk Graveyard (Carrickmore), Trillick (St. Macartan’s RC Churchyard), Tullanisken Churchyard (Newmills), Urney Presbyterian Churchyard, Urney (St. Patrick’s Churchyard), Urney RC Cemetery

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County Tyrone:

Ireland’s county Tyrone is a county of rolling landscapes and historic sites, with the Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh offering a fascinating look at emigration history through recreated villages. The Sperrin Mountains provide hiking trails with panoramic views, while the Beaghmore Stone Circles add ancient intrigue. Other attractions include the historic town of Dungannon and its castle ruins. Tyrone is Ireland’s seventh largest county by size (3,263 square km) and 11th largest by population (188,383). Population peaked at 312,956 in 1841 and reached its lowest point, 127,586 in 1936. In terms of hospitality, Tyrone is Ireland’s 24th most visited tourist county with around 68,000 international visitors per year.

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