Townlands
Dungannon sprang up in a townland called Drumcoo, within the parish of Drumglass. Over time, the urban area has spread into the neighbouring townlands. Many of its roads and housing estates are named after them.
The following is a list of these townlands and their likely etymologies:
- Ballynorthlan
- Ballysaggart
- Drumcoo (likely from Irish: Druim Cuaiche, meaning "ridge of the cuckoo")
- Drumharriff (from Druim Thairbh meaning "ridge of the bull")
- Gortmerron (from Gort Mearain meaning "Merron's field")
- Killymaddy (from Coill na Madaí meaning "wood of the dogs")
- Killymeal
- Lisnaclin (from Lios na Clinge meaning "ringfort of the bell chime")
- Lisnahull (from Lios na hOlna meaning "ringfort of the wool")
- Lurgaboy (from Lurga Buí meaning "long yellow hill")
- Mullaghadun (from Mullach a' Dúin meaning "hilltop of the stronghold")
- Mullaghannagh (from Mullach Eanach meaning "marshy hilltop")
- Mullaghconnor (from Mullach Chonchobhair meaning "Conchobhair's hilltop")
- Mullaghmore (from Mullach Mór meaning "big hilltop")
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