Rock, County Tyrone
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[edit]
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.
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