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Show Decay of Dangrannon. Dungannon sent representatives to the British parliament until 1SS5. when the redistribution of seats act came into in-to operation. Decay is at Its roots, because be-cause of British misrule. In 1881 the population was 4,084, in 1891 only 3.812. The town Is situated picturesquely pictur-esquely on the sides qf a hill about eight miles from Jbe famous Lough Neagh, wherein the fisherman see the Bound towers of other days In the warts beneath him shining. The town is now possessed by the Earl of Ranfurlyi but in the ancient days it was the chief seat of the O'Neills. The Irish chiefs were fleeced in a most merciless mer-ciless manner to enrich the Knox family, fam-ily, which now bears the name of Ran-furly- ' a, . |