One portion lay in between Tarraghter and Killetra, in an area roughly in between the Ballinderry and Lissan Rivers.
[2] Melanagh derives its name from the Irish Meallanacht, which means "O'Mellans country".
[3] In 1628, Dr. Allen Cooke, an English ecclesiastical lawyer, received a grant from King Charles I to build a market town, which was to become known as Cooke's Town (modern day Cookstown).
Cooke purchased extensive areas of land in Malenagh from the Archbishop of Armagh, including the townland of "Core Criche" on which Cookstown was founded.
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