Pomeroy is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on the road between Cookstown and Omagh. According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 604 people. Pomeroy holds the mantle of being the highest village in County Tyrone. Its prominent site dominates the surrounding countryside, and is marked out by several church spires. From the Cookstown end, the road through the village gradually climbs a gradient up to the middle of the square, the diamond. In the diamond are the Altadesert Church of Ireland and the Central Bar on the opposite side of the road. The diamond is a popular drinking area and Market Day is held there every Tuesday. There is a well-documented story of the Central Bar once being haunted. A local priest exorcised the spirit by persuading it to enter a bottle. Once the spirit did so, he put the cork on the bottle and placed the bottle into a wall at the rear of the bar. At one time, Pomeroy had an interesting position in the Guinness Book of Records being cited as the place in Ireland with the greatest number of bars available per thousand of population. A traveller on a rambling holiday to Pomeroy can explore several mountain ranges which surround the town such as the Mountains of Pomeroy and the Sperrins. The countryside around consists of a mixture of moorland and bog land. Stone age and Bronze age cairns are situated in many places. These can still be accessed, even on farming property. The road leading from Pomeroy to the village of Donaghmore is known as the Royal Road because in 1689 King James II took this route to visit his troops in Derry during the historic siege. This route brought him through Cappagh and Altmore. Just outside Cappagh is King James’s Well, located by the road side. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Omagh Area: 3,155 km² Population (est. ... Motto:  (Latin for Who will separate us?)[1] Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Ulster Scots, Irish3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of... Cookstown may refer to either of the following: Cookstown, County Tyrone Cookstown, Ontario This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Omagh Area: 3,155 km² Population (est. ... Cookstown may refer to either of the following: Cookstown, County Tyrone Cookstown, Ontario This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Suresh Joachim, minutes away from breaking the ironing world record at 55 hours and 5 minutes, at Shoppers World, Brampton. ... Mountains of Pomeroy are a small range of hills that run west of the town of Pomeroy in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ... The Sperrins, or Sperrin Mountains, are a range of hills in Ulster and one of the largest upland areas in Ireland. ... Moorland in the Pennines (England); Coarse grasses and bracken tend to dominate especially in high rainfall areas. ... Stone Age fishing hook. ... The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ... Donaghmore is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, about five kilometres northwest of Dungannon. ... The map of Achaemenid Empire and the Royal Road. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Places of interest

• There is a modern forestry school on the estate of the Rev. James Lowry, the 18th century planner of the village.
• Mountains of Pomeroy

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History

The Troubles

For more information see The Troubles in Pomeroy (Tyrone), which includes a list of incidents in Pomeroy during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities. For the UK post-rock band, see Troubles (band). ... The Troubles in Pomeroy recounts incidents during, and the effects of, The Troubles in Pomeroy, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ...

People

• The grandfather of James Irwin, the Apollo 15 astronaut who was the first man to drive a lunar rover on the Moon in 1971, was born in Pomeroy. Irwins still live in the house.

• James Shields, one of Abraham Lincoln's generals in the American Civil War, was born in 1810 in Altmore, near Cappagh, south of Pomeroy.

• Patsy Quinn: A man of many talents: Born Patrick Eamonn Quinn on the 12th August 1945, he began his life at 47 Shanmaghery Road to a mother called Margaret and a father Patrick. He was the fourth eldest in the Quinn family which was made up of 6 brothers and 4 sisters. He is now an infamous farmer who lives in Shanmaghery, a district just south of Pomery. He is notorious for his many phobias : work, water and soap. It is generally accepted that Patsy Quinn is the jewel in Pomeroy's crown of thorns

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Education

• Queen Elizabeth II Primary School
• St. Mary's Primary School

2001 Census

Pomeroy is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 604 people living in Pomeroy. Of these: April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• 29.6% were aged under 16 years and 15.5% were aged 60 and over
• 47.2% of the population were male and 52.8% were female
• 92.7% were from a Catholic background and 6.6% were from a Protestant background
• 8.0% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service Protestantism is one of three main groups within Christianity, whose beliefs are centered on Jesus. ...

References

• County Tyrone.com

See also

• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• List of towns in Northern Ireland