Orritor

Orritor Irish: Na Coracha Beaga
Townland
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District	Mid Ulster District Council
County	County Tyrone
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	COOKSTOWN
Postcode district	BT80
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Mid Ulster
NI Assembly	Mid Ulster
List of places UK Northern Ireland Tyrone 54°39′24″N6°48′34″W / 54.656655°N 6.809576°W / 54.656655; -6.809576

Orritor (Irish : Na Coracha Beaga), ^[1] also known as Oritor and originally Araghter, ^[2] is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

History

The present name of Orritor (the anglicised form of Araghter) came from Manor Orritor, the third manor built in County Tyrone by the first Earl of Castlestewart on land he purchased in the area in 1782. The Manor also went by the aliases of Orator, Auraghter, and Manor Annesley. ^{[3] [2]}

The Orritor Presbyterian congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland was founded in 1824. ^[4]

Orritor is also one of the circuits in Cookstown 100 motorcycle races. ^{[5] [6]}

Education

The local primary school is Orritor Primary School. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "Na Coracha Beaga/Oritor". Placenames Database of Ireland . Retrieved 12 July 2025.
2. "Cookstown History Wellbrook". In The News. Co.Tyrone Ireland Genealogy Community Site. Retrieved 12 July 2025. The present name of Orritor is a modification, or corruption, of the old name Araghter and was given to the lands where purchased in 1782, by the first Earl of Castlestewart.
3. "D1618/2/48". The Castle Stewart Papers, ID: GB 0255 PRONI/D1618. Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.
4. "Orritor Presbyterian Church, Kildress Parish, Co. Tyrone Marriages 1845-50". County Tyrone Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
5. White, Kyle (25 April 2025). "Cookstown 100: Michael Dunlop arrives at Orritor with new machines for first Irish road race of new season". Belfast News Letter . Retrieved 12 July 2025.
6. "Herbertson stars at Cookstown 100 with four-timer". BBC Sport . 27 April 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2025. The Hexham rider won the feature race, the Open event, the Supersport class and the Moto3 outing over the 2.1-mile Orritor circuit.
7. "Orritor Primary School, Cookstown". Orritor Primary School and Nursery Unit. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
8. "Orritor PS [Cookstown]". Education Authority . Retrieved 12 July 2025.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland