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Notable works by Michael Cox

Michael Cox first discovered the twonlands of Edymore and Cavanalee fifty years ago when he installed milking machines on two farms there. Afetr his marriage a few years later, he and his wife moved to Edymore, staying there for over twenty years. In the 1960s he started to explore the history of the townlands following the discovery of old maps of the district among Abercorn papers at PRONI. Afetr moving to Scotland he continued his research during annual visits to the Strabane district. He was later persuaded by two friends, both Ulster local historians, to write down the story of the two townlands.