Derrytresk is a small townland outside Coalisland

Coalisland

Coalisland is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with a population of 4,917 people . As its name suggests, it was formerly a centre for coal mining.-History:...

, County Tyrone

County Tyrone

Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 and is close to the shores of Lough Neagh

Lough Neagh

Lough Neagh, sometimes Loch Neagh, is a large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. Its name comes .-Geography:With an area of , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty largest lakes of Europe. Located twenty miles to the west of Belfast, it is approximately twenty...

. Derrytresk is over 1000 acres (4 km²) and consists of sub-townlands; Derryvarne, Derrykiltena and Derrynahaskila. It means "Grove of the Brewers' Grains".

The neighbouring townlands are Derryloughan, Cronkil, Mullanakill North, Annaghbeg, Drumcrow, Corr, Annaghmore and Annaghaboe. Local landmarks include Doire Treasc Fir an Chnoic Clubrooms & Playing field, Kingisland Chapel & School and Coalisland Canal.

Notable people

Notable people from Derrytresk include Patrick Hagan who settled in Scott County, Virginia, USA having left Derrytresk in 1847. Patrick trained as an attorney and acted in the trial of Daniel Dean

Trial of Daniel Dean

The Daniel Dean Trial of Scott County, Virginia was a trial that took place in the town of Estiville , Virginia in July 1877. What makes this trial unique is that it was the first and only time that an individual was convicted of murder in the state of Virginia based solely on circumstantial...

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Sport

Derrytresk Fir An Chnoic

Derrytresk Fir An Chnoic

Derrytresk Fir An Chnoic is a Gaelic Athletic Association club. The club is based in the townland of Derrytresk near Clonoe in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland....

 (Men of the Hill) is the local GAA

Gaelic Athletic Association

The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...

, and the local camogie

Camogie

Camogie is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women; it is almost identical to the game of hurling played by men. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and world wide, largely among Irish communities....

team Doiretreasc Cailini an Chonic (Girls of the Hill).