Omagh Irish - An Ómaigh
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Population	21,708 (2007 est.)
District	Omagh District
County	County Tyrone
Constituent country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OMAGH
Postcode district	BT78, BT79
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
European Parliament	Northern Ireland
Website: [1]
List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • County Tyrone

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Omagh (from the Irish: An Ómaigh meaning "The Sacred (or Virgin) Plain") is the county town of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. The town, which is the largest in the county, has an estimated population of 21,708 and a further 28,000 live in the Omagh District Council area (2006 estimate). Omagh also contains the headquarters of Omagh District Council. A county town is the capital of a county in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Omagh Area: 3,155 km² Population (est. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... Omagh District Council is a Local Council in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. ... Omagh District Council is a Local Council in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. ...

It is the county town of Tyrone, having taken the title from Dungannon around 1768. The town is said to owe its origins to an abbey founded in 792 CE, making it one of the oldest towns in Ireland. A county town is the capital of a county in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Events Irenes title of empress confirmed. ...

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History

Omagh was founded as a town in 1610, nearly 150 years after the foundation of the Franciscan Friary in the town. It served as a refuge for fugitives from the east of Tyrone during the 1641 Rebellion. In 1689, the same year as the Battle of the Boyne, James II arrived at Omagh, en route to Derry. Supporters of William III, Prince of Orange, burnt the town. Combatants Jacobite Forces -6000 French troops, 19,000 Irish Catholic troops Williamite Forces -English, Scottish, Dutch, Danish, Huguenot and Ulster Protestant troops Commanders James VII and II William III of England Strength 25,000 36,000 Casualties ~1,500 ~750 William III (William of Orange) King of England, Scotland and... James II (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701)[1] became King of England, King of Scots,[2] and King of Ireland on 6 February 1685. ... For other places with similar names, see Derry (disambiguation) and Londonderry (disambiguation). ... William III of England, II of Scotland and III of Orange (The Hague, 14 November 1650 – Kensington Palace, 8 March 1702) was a Dutch aristocrat, the Prince of Orange from his birth, Stadtholder of the main provinces of the Dutch Republic from 28 June 1672, King of England and King...

In 1768, Omagh replaced Dungannon as the county town of Tyrone. Omagh acquired railway links to Derry in 1852, Enniskillen in 1853 and Belfast in 1861. The Military Barracks was built in 1881. In 1899 Tyrone County Hospital was opened. Today the hospital is the subject of a massive campaign to save its services. The Ulster Transport Authority closed the Omagh-Enniskillen railway line in 1957 and the Portadown-Derry main line in 1965, leaving the town with no rail service. The town's large military barracks closed on 1 August 2007. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Omagh Area: 3,155 km² Population (est. ... , Enniskillen (from the Irish: Inis Ceithleann meaning Kathleens Island) is the county town (and largest town) in County Fermanagh and the west of Northern Ireland. ... Tyrone County Hospital is the main hospital in Omagh, County Tyrone. ... UTAs logo The Ulster Transport Authority (UTA) ran rail and bus transport in Northern Ireland from 1948 until 1966. ... , Portadown (from the Irish: Port an Dúnáin meaning port of the fortress) is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. ...

Famous visitors to Omagh have included U.S. President Bill Clinton, Irish President Mary McAleese and the British Queen Elizabeth II. William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Mary Patricia McAleese (Irish: [1]; born 27 June 1951) is the eighth, and current, President of Ireland. ... Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The...

The Troubles

Main articles: The Troubles in Omagh and Omagh bombing

Omagh came into the international focus of the media on 15 August 1998, when the Real Irish Republican Army exploded a car bomb in the town centre. 29 people were killed in the blast - 14 women (including one pregnant with twins), 9 children and 6 men. Hundreds more were injured as a result of the blast. The Troubles in Omagh recounts incidents during, and the effects of, The Troubles in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ... The Omagh bombing was a paramilitary car bomb attack carried out by the Real IRA (RIRA), a splinter group of former Provisional Irish Republican Army members opposed to the Belfast Agreement, on August 15, 1998, in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ... is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Real Irish Republican Army, otherwise known as the Real IRA (RIRA), is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation founded before the signing of the 1998 Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement by former members of the Provisional IRA who opposed the latters 1997 cease-fire and acquiescence in the Agreement in...

Geography

Divisions and suburbs

These wards are only in the town, there are many outside the town in the council area.

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• Camowen (2001 Population - 2,377)
• Coolnagard (2001 Population - 2,547)
• Dergmoney (2001 Population - 1,930)
• Drumragh (2001 Population - 2,481)
• Gortrush (2001 Population - 2,786)
• Killyclogher (2001 Population - 2,945)
• Lisanelly (2001 Population - 2,973)
• Strule (2001 Population - 1,780)

Camowen is an electoral ward (and neighbourhood) situated in the town of Omagh, County Tyrone. ... Coolnagard is an electoral ward (and neighbourhood) suituated in Omagh, County Tyrone. ... Dergmoney is an electoral ward (and neighbourhood) suituated in Omagh, County Tyrone. ... Drumragh is an electoral ward (and neighbourhood) suituated in Omagh, County Tyrone. ... Gortrush is an electoral ward (and neighbourhood) suituated in Omagh, County Tyrone. ... Killyclogher is an electoral ward (and neighbourhood) suituated in Omagh, County Tyrone. ... Lisanelly is an electoral ward (and neighbourhood) suituated in Omagh, County Tyrone. ... Strule is an electoral ward (and neighbourhood) situated in Omagh, County Tyrone. ...

Climate

Snow is common in Omagh around the winter months. Shown here is the River Strule

In general summers are temperate to warm and winters are cool to mild. Rainfall is pretty much constant throughout the year. Omagh, as an inland area, has a more extreme climate than Irish coastal areas. In the summer, daytime temperatures usually range from 17°C to 19°C (63°F to 66°F) with warm days often extending to 20°C (68°F) or higher. Temperatures surpassing 30°C (86°F) usually happen once every decade. Night time temperatures are usually between 9°C and 12°C (49°F and 53°F) though rather uncomfortable and humid temperatures of up to 20°C (68°F) have occurred. Thunderstorms are also rare, though some will happen, usually between June and August. Image File history File linksMetadata Omagh_Snow_2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Omagh_Snow_2006. ...

During the winter the days are usually either cloudy and mild (and often wet) or sunny and cool. Snow is fairly common (especially on the hills/mountains) and tends to fall during the months of December, January and February though it has been known for it to fall as early as September and as late as May. Temperatures in winter normally range from 7ºC to 10ºC (45ºF to 50ºF) during the day, and fall back to 3ºC to 5ºC (37ºF to 41ºF) at night. On cooler days the temperature can often struggle to rise above 2°C or 3°C (35°F or 37°F) or even above freezing (0°C or 32°F) during the day, and fall below freezing at night. On very cold nights the temperature can fall as low as -7°C (19°F) while in late December 1995 a temperature of -17.6°C (0°F) was recorded. An air temperature of -19.4°C (-3°F) was recorded once, and it remains the coldest air temperature ever recorded in Ireland [2].

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Floods

Omagh has a history of flooding and suffered major floods in 1909, 1929, 1954, 1969, 1987, 1999 and, most recently, 12 June 2007.. As a result of this, floodwalls were built to keep the water in the channel (River Strule) and to prevent it from overflowing into the flood plain. Large areas of land, mainly around the meanders, are unsuitable for development and were developed into large, green open areas, walking routes and parks. is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Floodplain. ... A meander is a bend in a river, also known as an oxbow loop. ...

One of the major floods, shown here on Drumragh Avenue.

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Demography

Statistical Classification - Large Town

Demography -

• Population - 19,910
• Population under 16 years - 24.8%
• Population over 60 years - 14.9%
• Average age - 34.0 years (N.I. average - 35.8 years)
• Male population - 48.9%
• Female population - 51.1%
• People from a Catholic community background - 68.2%
• People from a Protestant or other Christian community background - 29.5%
• People born outside Northern Ireland - 13.8%
• People from a non-white ethnic group - 1.2%

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Population change

• 1981 - 14,627 (Official census)
• 1991 - 17,280 (Official census)
• 2000 - 18,031 (Official estimate)
• 2001 - 19,910 (Official census)
• 2006 - 21,380 (Calculation)
• 2007 - 21,708 (Calculation) [3]

Places of interest

Tourist attractions

• The Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh includes the cottage where Thomas Mellon was born in 1813, before emigrating to Pennsylvania, in the United States when he was five. His son Andrew W. Mellon became secretary to the US Treasury. The park is an open-air museum that explores the journey made by the Irish to America during the 1800s. The park is famous for its large events during Easter, Christmas, Fourth of July and Halloween. It also hosts a major Bluegrass festival every year. Over 127,000 people visited the park in 2003. [4]

• The Gortin Glens Forest Park, 16 kilometres (10 miles) north of Omagh is a large forest with many attractions, including a deer enclosure and many areas of natural beauty, including waterfalls, lakes, etc.

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Parks

• Omagh boasts over 20 playgrounds for children, and a large amount of green open area for all the public. The largest (and most well known) of these is the Grange Park, located near the town centre. Many areas around the meanders of the River Strule have also been developed into open areas. Omagh Leisure Complex is a large public amenity, near the Grange Park and is set in 11 hectares (26 acres) of landscaped grounds and features a leisure centre, boating pond, astroturf pitch and cycle paths.

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Retail

• Omagh is the main retail centre for Tyrone, as well as the West of Ulster (behind Derry), due to its central location.
• In the period 2000-2003, over £80 million was invested in Omagh, and 60,960m² (200,000 sq. ft) of new retail space was created. [5]
• Shopping areas in Omagh include the Main Street Mall, Great Northern Road Retail Park and the Showgrounds Retail Park on Sedan Avenue in the town centre. High Street is also a prominent shopping street.

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Transport

Bus

• Many bus services link Omagh with the rest of Tyrone and indeed, the rest of Ireland (both North and South). Mainly, two bus companies serve Omagh - Bus Éireann and Ulsterbus. There are bus services to nearly all major towns and cities from Omagh including Belfast and Dublin. There is a town bus service that runs daily, and a night bus service at weekends. Both services serve the town's suburbs.

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Rail

• Neither the town nor the district of Omagh has any rail service. The Portadown - Derry main line through Omagh was closed in 1965 and the Omagh Throughpass was built on its trackbed. At the turn of the last century, Omagh was served by four different rail systems which stretched throughout Ireland, into Derry. At the turn of the last century, Clones was one of the major junctions from Derry, Omagh, and Belfast to north Leinster, in particular, the major market towns of Athlone, Cavan, and Mullingar via the Inney junction. This back-bone rail infrastructure was administered by Midland Great Western Railway which also linked to other major centres namely, Sligo, Tullamore, via Clara, other destinations such as Dublin, Limerick, and other market centres of the south coast. Omagh railway station opened on 3 September 1852 and finally closed on 15 February 1965.^[1]

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• There is some hope that Omagh will become a transport hub again by 2050. There is a proposal to reopen the rail line to Belfast via Portadown, and also the rail link between Derry and Limerick via Omagh is also planned. However, this is only a proposal in the planning stage, and no plan has been finalised as yet. If this were to happen, Omagh would have rail links for the first time since 1965 to most of the other major towns and cities in Ireland. For further infrastructure details, refer to: Transport 21.

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Air

There is no airport in Omagh. People in the town usually use Belfast International Airport, George Best Belfast City Airport, City of Derry Airport and Dublin International Airport Belfast International Airport (IATA: BFS, ICAO: EGAA) is an airport located some 21 kilometres (13 miles) northwest of Belfast in Northern Ireland. ... Belfast City Tower George Best Belfast City Airport (IATA: BHD, ICAO: EGAC) is an airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... City of Derry Airport Entrance. ... Dublin Airport (IATA Airport Code; DUB, ICAO Airport Code; EIDW) is Irelands main airport. ...

Drumragh Avenue, a major road in Omagh. Also seen is the town's bus depot.

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Road connections

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The main roads to/from Omagh are as follows -

• A32 (Omagh - Enniskillen - Ballinamore) (Becomes N87 at border)
• A5 (Northbound) (Omagh - Strabane - Derry)
• A5 (Southbound) (Omagh - Monaghan - Ashbourne - Dublin) (Becomes N2 at border)
• A4 (Eastbound) (Omagh - Dungannon - Belfast) (A4 joins A5 near Ballygawley)
• A505 (Eastbound) (Omagh - Cookstown)
• B4 (Eastbound) (Omagh - Carrickmore - Dungannon)
• B48 (Omagh - Gortin)

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Education

Omagh has a large variety of educational institutions at all levels. Omagh is also the headquarters of the Western Education and Library Board (WELB), which is located in Campsie House on the Hospital Road. Education in Northern Ireland differs slightly from systems used elsewhere in the United Kingdom, though is more similar to that used in England and Wales than it is to Scotland. ...

Primary Schools (Elementary Schools)

• Christ The King Primary School
• Gibson Primary School
• Loreto Primary School
• Omagh County Primary School (And Nursery School)
• Omagh Integrated Primary School
• St. Mary's Primary School
• St. Colmcille's Primary School
• St. Conor's Primary School

Grammar/Secondary Schools (High Schools)

• Christian Brothers Grammar School
  

  

  Omagh College
• Drumragh Integrated College
• Loreto Grammar School
• Omagh Academy
• Omagh High School
• Sacred Heart College

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• Omagh College of Further Education

Omagh College of Further Education (often refered to as just Omagh College) is a college in Omagh, County Tyrone. ...

Religion

Omagh has many religious sites, including -

• Church of Christ the King (Roman Catholic)
• Evangelical Presbyterian Church (Presbyterian)
• First Omagh Presbyterian Church (Presbyterian)
• Independent Methodist Church (Methodist)
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (Jehovah's Witnesses)
• Omagh Baptist Church (Baptist)
• Omagh Community Church (Non-Denominational)
• Omagh Free Presbyterian Church (Free Presbyterian)
• Omagh Gospel Hall (A company of christians sometimes referred to as 'open brethren')
• Omagh Methodist Church (Methodist)
• Sacred Heart Church (Roman Catholic)
• St. Columbia's Church (Church of Ireland)
• St. Mary's Church (Roman Catholic)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon)
  

  

  Omagh Community House
• Trinity Presbyterian Church (Presbyterian)

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Media

Local Newspapers

• Tyrone Advertiser
• Tyrone Constitution
• Tyrone Herald
• Ulster Herald

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Local Radio

• Q101.2 FM West - Broadcast from Omagh

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Television

Omagh does not broadcast any television natively, but the area receives the regional Northern Ireland channels, and national channels from both the United Kingdom, and Republic of Ireland, on both terrestrial frequencies as well as digital. Cable pipes were laid down in the area, however the transmissions were never made live, and as such, Omagh is not served by any cable network.

Internet

Omagh was one of the first areas in Northern Ireland, outside the Belfast commuter belt to transfer to Broadband internet. Prior to this, the only means for internet connection was through Dial-up connections. Broadband in telecommunications is a term that refers to a signaling method that includes or handles a relatively wide range of frequencies, which may be divided into channels or frequency bins. ... In telecommunication, the term dial-up has the following meanings: Dial-up access, typically to the Internet A service feature in which a user initiates service on a previously arranged trunk or transfers, without human intervention, from an active trunk to a standby trunk. ...

Sport

Gaelic Games

Gaelic Games, primarily gaelic football, are the most abundant sports in Omagh. The town has two Gaelic football clubs, Omagh St. Enda's, who play their home games in Healy Park, and Drumragh Sarsfields, who play their home games in the outskirts of the town. Gaelic games are the native sports of Ireland: principally Hurling, Gaelic Football and Camogie. ... Gaelic Football (Irish: Peil, Peil Gaelach or Caid ), commonly referred to as football, or Gaelic , is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. ... Senior Club Championships Omagh St. ... Healy Park (Irish: Páirc Uí hEilí) is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with a capacity of approximately 25,000. ... Drumragh Sarsfields is a GAA Club based in the village of Clanabogan between Omagh and Dromore in County Tyrone. ...

Healy Park, the main GAA stadium in the town, located on the Gortin Road, has a capacity nearing 25,000, and had the distinction of being the first gaelic stadium in Ulster to erect floodlights. Healy Park (Irish: Páirc Uí hEilí) is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with a capacity of approximately 25,000. ... Gortin is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ...

The stadium now hosts the latter matches of the Tyrone Senior Football Championship, as well as Tyrone's home games, and other inter-county matches that require a neutral venue.[6] The Tyrone Senior Football Club Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the WJ Dolan Tyrone Senior Football Club Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Tyrone clubs. ... :For more details of Tyrone football see Tyrone Senior Club Football Championship or Tyrone Senior Club Hurling Championship. ...

Soccer

Omagh no longer has a top-flight local football team, due to Omagh Town F.C. folding in the early 2000's, due to financial irregularities. Football in the town is represented by regional amateur teams with Omagh United Football Club emerging at the forefront to bring top-flight football back to the town. A football team is the collective name given to a number of players who play together in a football game, be it American football, Association football (soccer), Australian rules football, Canadian football, Brazilian football, Gaelic football, Rugby league, Rugby union, or other version of football. ... Omagh Town F.C. is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the Irish Football League. ...

Rugby

Omagh's rugby team, Omagh Academicals (nick-named the 'Accies') is an amateur team, made up of primarily of local players. They would be considered the second team of Tyrone, after Dungannon RFC. Dungannon Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Dungannon, Northern Ireland. ...

People

Notable residents or people born in Omagh include:

• Brian Coll - musician[7]
• P.P Slaggart - musician[8]
• Martina Devlin - author[9]
• Benedict Kiely - author (1919–2007) [10][11]
• Dominic Kirwan - musician [12]
• Linda Martin - musician (Winner of Eurovision Song Contest 1992)
• Robert McDonald - Canadian soccer international and Rangers player.
• Gerard McSorley - actor [13]
• Patrick McAlinney - Actor[14]
• Sam Neill - Jurassic Park actor - born in Omagh[15]
• Juliet Turner - singer/songwriter[16]
• Jimmy Kennedy - singer/songwriter
• Willie Anderson - Ireland Rugby Union International [17]
• Ivan Sproule - current Northern Irish soccer international and Hibernian F.C. player.
• Joe McMahon - All-Ireland-winning Tyrone Gaelic footballer. He is the only Omagh man to achieve this feat as of 2006.
• Pat Sharkey - Ipswich Town F.C. and Northern Irish soccer player in the 1970's. He is the only Omagh man to grace the English top flight football division. as of 2007

Benedict Ben Kiely (August 15, 1919–February 9, 2007) was an Irish author and broadcaster from Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ... Dominic Kirwan is an Irish singer born in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland. ... Linda Martin (born April 17, 1947) is an Irish singer, and TV presenter who started off her musical career when she joined the band Chips in Belfast in 1969 while she was still in school. ... Robert Logan Whitey McDonald (born 11 August 1902 in Omagh, County Tyrone - died 7 June 1956 in Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, Ayrshire) is a Canadian soccer player from the 1920s and 30s who spent a decade playing for famous Scottish football club Rangers. ... Soccer redirects here. ... For other uses, see Rangers F.C. (disambiguation). ... Gerard McSorley (born 1950, Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland) is a character actor for theatre, television and film. ... Sam Neill (born Nigel John Dermot Neill), DCNZM, OBE (born 14 September 1947) is a New Zealand-Australian film and television actor, and owner of the Two Paddocks winery in Central Otago. ... Jurassic Park is a 1993 science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. ... Juliet Turner is an Irish singer/songwriter. ... Jimmy Kennedy (born July 20, 1902, died April 6, 1984) was a songwriter predominently the lyricist putting words to existing music like Teddy Bears Picnic and My Prayer or co writing with Michael Carr or Wilhelm Grosz or Nat Simon among others Jimmy Kennedy was born in Omagh, Northern Ireland... Willie Anderson could refer to: Willie Anderson (golfer), a Scottish golfer Willie Anderson (rugby coach), a famous rugby coach Willie Anderson (NFL), an American football player. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... Ivan Sproule (born February 18, 1981 in Castlederg, County Tyrone) is a professional footballer who is famed for his fast feet and pace and currently plays for Hibernian F.C. in the Scottish Premier League. ... The Irish Football Association (IFA) is the organising body for football in Northern Ireland. ... Hibernian Football Club (informally known as Hibs) are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, north Edinburgh. ... Joe McMahon is a Tyrone Gaelic footballer. ... The Gaelic Athletic Association The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Football Championship) is the premier knockout competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. ... :For more details of Tyrone football see Tyrone Senior Club Football Championship or Tyrone Senior Club Hurling Championship. ... Gaelic Football (Irish: Peil, Peil Gaelach or Caid ), commonly referred to as football, or Gaelic , is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pat Sharkey (b. ... Ipswich Town Football Club (also known as Ipswich, The Blues, Town or The Tractor Boys) are an English professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk. ... The Irish Football Association (IFA) is the organising body for football in Northern Ireland. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• List of towns in Northern Ireland
• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• Great Northern Road Retail Park
• Main Street Mall
• Northern Ireland
• Omagh (film)
• Omagh College of Further Education
• Omagh District Council
• Healy Park
• Omagh Town F.C.
• Tyrone County Hospital

This is a list page for towns in Northern Ireland. ... This is a list page for villages in Northern Ireland. ... The Great Northern Road Retail Park is a Retail Park in the town of Omagh, Tyrone and is on the Great Northern Road (sometimes referred to as the Omagh Bypass, the Omagh Throughpass or the A5). ... The Main Street Mall is a shopping complex in the town of Omagh, County Tyrone. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... This article is about the film Omagh. ... Omagh College of Further Education (often refered to as just Omagh College) is a college in Omagh, County Tyrone. ... Omagh District Council is a Local Council in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. ... Healy Park (Irish: Páirc Uí hEilí) is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with a capacity of approximately 25,000. ... Omagh Town F.C. is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the Irish Football League. ... Tyrone County Hospital is the main hospital in Omagh, County Tyrone. ...

References

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Omagh Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Towntalk - Official internet guide to Omagh
• Omagh District Council
• Omagh Harriers Athletics Club website
• Omagh St.Enda's GAA website Gaelic Athletic Association Club
• Ulster-American Folk Park website
• Ulster Herald website - Local newspaper
• OmaFusion - Official Rock Scene Info on Omagh
• Omagh Directory 1910
• Omagh Family History Society Genealogy Information
• First Omagh Boys' Brigade - one of the oldest companies of the Boys' Brigade in Northern Ireland

http://www.flickr.com/groups/390346@N25/ - flickr group of Omagh photos For other uses, see GAA (disambiguation). ...

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