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Oileán an Ghuail
Coal Island
Coal Island / Island of coal
Oileán an Ghuail, literally 'Coal Island' or 'Island of coal', derives its name from the coal deposits and mining operations that transformed it from an unremarkable settlement into a centre of industrial development. Coal Island lies partly in the parishes of Donoghenry and Clonoe, but chiefly in Tullyniskan parish, within the barony of Dungannon, approximately three miles northeast of Dungann...
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