DUNGANNON, a town of Ireland, in the county of
Tyrone, situated on a hill. It is of some extent, and con-
tains a charter school liberally endowed, also barracks for
a troop of horse. This place is said to have been the
chief residence of the O'Neils, monarchs of Ulster. There
are coal mines in the neighbourhood of the town. It lies
seventy-two miles north-west of Dublin. The population
amounts to 3515.