DUNGANNON, a parliamentary borough and markettown of Ireland, in the county of Tyrone, standing on an acclivity 8 miles W. of the south-western shore of Lough Neagh, and 94 miles N.W∙ of Dublin. It consists of a square with diverging streets, and is generally well built. The only public buildings of note are the parish church, with an octagonal spire, a court-house, a market hall, and a college founded by Charles L Linens are manufactured and coarse earthenware. The town also contains a power-loom weaving manufactory and flour mills. It returns one member to Parliament. The early history of the place is identified with the once powerful family of the O’Neals, whose chief residence was there. In Dungannon the independence of the Irish Parliament was proclaimed in 1782. The population in 1871 was 3886, of whom 55 per cent, were Roman Catholics; area, 230 acres.
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DUNGARVAN, a parliamentary borough, market-town, and seaport of Ireland, in the county Waterford, 125 miles S.W. of Dublin. It is situated on the Bay of Dungarvan, at the mouth of the Colligan, which divides the town into two parts, connected by a bridge of a single arch. The eastern suburb is called Abbeyside, where the remains of an ancient keep, erected by the M'Graths still exists. The town contains a town hall, a sessions house, a union workhouse, a market house, and barracks. Brewing is carried on to a small extent, and there is a steam mill. The borough returns one member to Parliament. Area of town, 392 acres; of borough, 8499 acres. Population of borough (1871), 7719, of whom 36 per cent, were Roman Catholics.
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