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Cookstown is a town in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. Its population is around 11,000. It was founded in 1609
by planter Alan Cooke. It was one of the main centres of the linen industry.
Ardboe Cross is one of the best examples of a 9th/10th centuryHigh cross in
Northern Ireland. 22 panels illustrate stories from the Old Testament and
the New Testament of the Bible.
Other ancient sites nearby include Beaghmore Stone Circles and Tullyhogue Fort, the crowning place of the ancient Earls of
Ulster, the O'Neills.
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