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Hard to read place names
« on: Saturday 09 December 23 22:01 GMT (UK) »
Can anyone help me to decipher these place names, please?

I get Omagh, obviously, and I think the parish is Clogherny, and the bride's residence might be Seskinore, and the groom's Moylagh, but the name of the church defeats me. I've looked at townlands.ie and https://www.johngrenham.com/places/ but am none the wiser.
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Re: Hard to read place names
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 09 December 23 22:47 GMT (UK) »
You're correct with Clogherny, Seskinore and Moylagh, the name of the church is 'N. parry' or 'Newtownparry' Presbyterian Church, the former name of what became known as Seskinore Presbyterian Church from 1896.

https://www.cotyroneireland.com/churchrecord/seskinore.html

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Re: Hard to read place names
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 09 December 23 22:57 GMT (UK) »
Ah, thank you :)
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Re: Hard to read place names
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 09 December 23 22:57 GMT (UK) »
Moylagh townland-
https://www.townlands.ie/tyrone/east-omagh/clogherny/seskinore/moylagh/

Seskinore townland-
https://www.townlands.ie/tyrone/east-omagh/clogherny/seskinore/seskinore/

The church is Seskinore Presbyterian Church orginally Newtownparry organised as a mission station c1824.
https://www.cotyroneireland.com/churchrecord/seskinore.html
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Re: Hard to read place names
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 09 December 23 23:03 GMT (UK) »
Thank you :)
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