Creggan ( ga, An Creagán) is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic

barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron * Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron * Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...

Omagh East Omagh East (named after Omagh town) is a barony in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is bordered by nine other baronies: Omagh West and Lurg to the west; Strabane Lower and Strabane Upper to the north; Dungannon Middle and Dungannon Upper to ...

and the civil parish of

Termonmaguirk Termonmaguirk is a civil parish in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Omagh East, with a small portion in Strabane Upper. The Parish contains the following towns and villages: *Carrickmore *Drumnakilly *Lo ...

and covers an area of 4022 acres. Popular places of tourist interest include the An Creagán centre, located three miles north of Carrickmore on the main

Cookstown Cookstown ( ga, An Chorr Chríochach, IPA: �anˠˈxoːɾˠɾˠˈçɾʲiːxəx is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the fourth largest town in the county and had a population of 11,599 in the 2011 census. It, along with Maghe ...

to Omagh road. Tourists are drawn to the old-fashioned cottages located near the An Creagán centre. The popular traditional folk song, The "

Creggan White Hare The "Creggan White Hare" is an Irish folk song written by James Molloy. It was first recorded by Paddy Tunney in 1944. The song describes coursing events that took place in Creggan, County Tyrone. After Barney Conway failed to catch the hare whi ...

", is named for this townland. The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:

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{{reflist Townlands of County Tyrone Civil parish of Termonmaguirk

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