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Dungannon

Dungannon is a town in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. It has about 10,000 inhabitants.

Its Royal School is said to be the oldest school in Ireland.

The once thriving linen industry has largely been replaced by glass-blowing[?], and the Tyrone Crystal factory is a major visitor attraction in Northern Ireland.

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