Rock, County Tyrone
Appearance
54°35′31″N 6°50′06″W / 54.592°N 6.835°W
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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
[edit]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
[edit]History
[edit]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
[edit]- Ellen Beck (1858–1924), Irish poet and writer
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rock, County Tyrone.
- List of villages in Northern Ireland
- List of towns in Northern Ireland
- The Troubles in Rock, County Tyrone
References
[edit]- ^ "An Charraig/Rock". Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "The Plantation Era, Donaghmore Parish". 20 December 2013.