Cooneen/Coonian Community Development Assoc

23/08/2026

Yoga at Cooneen/Coonian Community Hall 🧘‍♀️

Yoga classes with Catherine are starting at Cooneen/Coonian Community Hall on Tuesday 8th September at 8pm, running for 6 weeks.

£30 for the six weeks, paid on the first night, or £6 per night.

Suitable for all abilities - just bring your own mat.

A lovely opportunity to take some time out, unwind and enjoy a bit of exercise locally. 🌿

Please share with anyone who might be interested.

24/07/2026

👏🐦‍⬛There was a time when the curlew’s call was a familiar sound across the fields and bogs around Cooneen/Coonian. Great to see the work being done across Sliabh Beagh to protect our native wildlife, and this beautiful reminder of the curlew’s place in our landscape thanks to Sliabh Beagh Arts and artist Elaine Agnew.

A new mural celebrating the endangered curlew has been unveiled in Coonian, with artist Elaine Agnew describing the project as a heartfelt tribute to one of Ireland's most treasured birds.

23/07/2026

🎻🪗 Some great photos from a summer céilí at Cooneen/Coonian Hall. Thanks so much to those who shared them with us!

Can anyone help tell us what year this was taken?

We’d love to see more of your old photos and memories!

21/07/2026

18/07/2026

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞, 𝐌𝐜𝐄𝐥𝐫𝐨𝐲, 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐲, 𝐎𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲?

If so, there's a good chance some of your ancestors are buried at Tullynageeran, also shown on older maps as Tulnagoran.

Long before St. Joseph's Church had its own cemetery, families from Cooneen/Coonian and the surrounding townlands made the journey to Tullynageeran to lay their loved ones to rest.

Tullynageeran, located just outside Fivemiletown, is recognised today as an Ancient Cemetery and was formally consecrated for burial purposes, reportedly around 1592.

The earliest inscription recorded there commemorates Bryan Rafferty, who died on 17 September 1720, aged 60. This is the earliest readable inscription- not necessarily the first burial, as many earlier graves may never have had permanent stones.

A survey published in the Clogher Record in 1959 documented 72 memorial inscriptions(see photos), many of which remember several members of the same family. The most frequently represented names include Bogue, McElroy, McCaffrey, Owens, Keenan and Rafferty, alongside Breen, Breslin, Cosgrove, Maguire, McMahon, Mulligan, Kinnan and many others.

The inscriptions connect the cemetery with families from Cooneen, Grogey, Tullyreagh, Artclea, Brookeborough, Alderwood, Corrafatt, Eshbrally, Largan, Tatnebodagh and the wider Fivemiletown area.

Have you any family connections to Tullynageeran? We'd love to hear your stories.

14/07/2026

There’s something nice about looking back through articles like this. Published 𝟐𝟓 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨, it captures a snapshot of Cooneen/Coonian through memories of churches, community life, local landmarks and the people who called this area home. Some things have changed, while others will still feel very familiar.

𝐀 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐲𝐞…

On a fine summer’s day, you could count as many as 40–50 cars gathered at Jenkin, where families came to swim and enjoy the sun.

The old St Joseph’s Chapel became a much-loved 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 in the 1950s, with people cycling from miles around and tying their bicycles together outside while they enjoyed their evening out.

Methodism in the area dates all the way back to 1771, with the first society meeting in a house at Grogey, long before a church was built.

Perhaps the statistic that stopped us in our tracks… 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐟𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝟔𝟎 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟖𝟒𝟏- By the time this article was written, only two remained occupied.

See what catches your eye. If it brings back a memory, we’d love to hear it.

11/06/2026

A lovely glimpse back to a Cooneen/Coonian evening from nine years ago — songs, stories, laughter and plenty of craic.

Who do you recognise? We’d love to hear your memories from nights like these.

11/06/2026

Moanes Cross to Clones Run/Walk/Cycle is back July 11th! find out more below 🏃🏼‍♀️🚶‍♂️🚴

Well folks. We had a few people who walked from moanes cross into clones last year and we have some people enquiring this year - for anyone that would like to participate this way there will be the option to start from moanes cross at 10.00am. was a great walk by all accounts, one that clears the head and works up a thirst..... 😜

09/06/2026

Welcome to the new Cooneen/Coonian Community Development Association page!

This page has been created as a place to share the stories and memories that make Cooneen/Coonian special, and keep everyone updated on the community projects that help shape its future.

One of the first initiatives we are exploring is how we can preserve and share the heritage of our community, including the history of the old chapel/hall which served local people between 1795-1942.

While photographs of the building itself may be rare, we know there are many stories, memories and images that help tell the wider story of life in Cooneen/Coonian over the generations.

We would love your help in building that picture.
Do you have:
📸 Photographs of local people, events or everyday life in the area?
📖 Stories, memories or newspaper cuttings connected to the community?
🎓 School photographs or historical documents?
🏡 Memories of places, traditions or landmarks that have changed over time?

Whether your memories are from 5 years ago or 50 years ago, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please share photographs and favourite memories in the comments, feel free to send us a private message or email, or get in touch with a committee member directly.