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Rock, County Tyrone

Coordinates: 54°35′31″N 6°50′06″W / 54.592°N 6.835°W / 54.592; -6.835
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54°35′31″N 6°50′06″W / 54.592°N 6.835°W / 54.592; -6.835


Disused water pump in The Rock.

Rock (from Irish Carraig)[1] is a small village in east County Tyrone, Northern Ireland located approximately 5 miles south-west of Cookstown. The village and surrounding area is located mainly within the parish of Desertcreat.

Sport

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Rock St. Patrick's GAC is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.

The club has won the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship on three occasions (2007, 2014 and 2016).

Education

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History

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The village name was recorded originally as Baile na Carraige.[2] 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.

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "An Charraig/Rock". Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  2. ^ "The Plantation Era, Donaghmore Parish". 20 December 2013.