25-615: Drumragh may refer to: Drumragh (Electoral Ward) in Omagh, County Tyrone Drumragh, County Tyrone , a civil parish and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland Drumragh Sarsfields , a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Clanabogan, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland Drumragh Integrated College , an integrated Secondary school in Omagh, County Tyrone River Drumragh , runs through Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland Topics referred to by
50-433: A Consolidated Catalina Ib of No. 240 Squadron RAF that was operating from RAF Killadeas crashed into the town. The crash killed all eleven occupants, however no one on the ground was killed or injured. The cause of the crash was never ascertained. Omagh Town Hall, which opened on 29 September 1915, hosted many prominent performers, including the actors Anew McMaster , Micheál Mac Liammóir and Jimmy O'Dea , before it
75-523: A neutral venue. Omagh no longer has a top-flight local football team, since the demise of Omagh Town F.C. in 2005. Strathroy Harps FC are the only Omagh and Tyrone team to win the Irish junior cup twice in 2012 and 2013. Omagh's rugby team, Omagh Academicals (nicknamed the "Accies"), is an amateur team, made up of primarily of local players. Omagh Cavaliers Cricket Club located in Omagh. A greyhound racing track operated from 1932 until 1940. The track
100-662: A £4.5 million facelift for Omagh's riverbank, was funded by the European Union and planning approved in 2013. Construction for the project began in March 2014, and the OASIS plaza was officially opened in June 2015. Neither the town nor the district of Omagh currently has any railway service. The Irish gauge 1,600 mm ( 5 ft 3 in ) Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway (L&ER) opened as far as Omagh on 3 September 1852 and
125-528: Is " Cfb " (Marine West Coast Climate/ Oceanic climate ). These wards are only those that cover the town. The central urban area south of River Strule forms the townland of Omagh in the civil parish of Drumragh , the adjacent area north of the river forms the townland of Lisnamllard in the civil parish of Cappagh (Upper Strabane portion) . Both civil parishes comprise also outskirts of Omagh and some surrounding countryside. Omagh Urban Electoral Division comprises both townlands. The town sprang up within
150-691: Is 68 miles (109.5 km) to the east of Omagh, and Derry is 34 miles (55 km) to the north. The town had a population of 20,458 at the 2021 Census . At the time of 2011 Census the former district council , which was the largest in County Tyrone , had a population of 51,356. Omagh contains the headquarters of the Western Education and Library Board , and also houses offices for the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs at Sperrin House,
175-513: Is an example of urban renewal in Omagh town centre: a modern civic building, in a newly created public space reclaimed from the formerly disused area, between the River Strule and High Street. Omagh has over 20 playgrounds for children, and a large amount of green open area for all the public. The largest of these is the Grange Park , located near the town centre. Many areas around the meanders of
200-504: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Drumragh (Electoral Ward) Omagh ( / ˈ oʊ m ə , ˈ oʊ m ɑː / ; from Irish : An Ómaigh [ənˠ ˈoːmˠiː] , meaning 'the virgin plain') is the county town of County Tyrone , Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule . Northern Ireland's capital city, Belfast ,
225-581: Is the home of Tyrone GAA and the county's largest and main sports stadium located on the Gortin Road, has a capacity nearing 25,000, and had the distinction of being the first Gaelic-games stadium in Ulster to have floodlights. 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
250-622: The Department for Infrastructure and the Northern Ireland Roads Service at the Tyrone County Hall and the Northern Ireland Land & Property Services at Boaz House. The name Omagh is an anglicisation of the Irish name an Óghmaigh (modern Irish an Ómaigh ), meaning "the virgin plain". A monastery was apparently established on the site of the town about 792, and a Franciscan friary was founded in 1464. Omagh
275-566: The Education Authority in 2015. Primary schools (elementary schools) Grammar/secondary school Colleges/universities The Department for Education proposed to co-locate Omagh's six existing secondary schools on the former 190-acre St Lucia Army Barracks , as one large shared educational campus. In April 2009, at the inaugural Lisanelly Shared Educational Campus Steering Group meeting held in Arvalee School and Resource Centre,
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#1732869441752300-539: The townland of Omagh, in the parish of Drumragh. Over time, the urban area has spread into the surrounding townlands. They include: The Ulster American Folk Park near 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 of the US Treasury . The park is an open-air museum that explores
325-581: The Derry Road from Portadown to Derry via Dungannon to Omagh and Strabane . Bus Services in Omagh are operated by Ulsterbus . Omagh has a number of educational institutions at different levels. Omagh was also the headquarters of the Western Education and Library Board (WELB), located at Campsie House on the Hospital Road, before all local education boards in Northern Ireland were combined into
350-726: The Education Minister, Caitríona Ruane announced that funding had been allocated for exemplar designs and associated technical work for a shared educational campus. The construction was expected to cost in excess of £120 million. As of March 2022, the shared education campus was scheduled to open in 2026. The following is a list of religious buildings in Omagh: The town has two Gaelic football clubs, Omagh St. Enda's , which plays its home games in Healy Park , and Drumragh Sarsfields , which plays its home games at Clanabogan. Healy Park
375-621: The GNR's remaining lines in Northern Ireland in 1958. In accordance with The Benson Report submitted to the Northern Ireland Government in 1963, the UTA closed the "Derry Road" through Omagh on 15 February 1965. Later the Omagh Throughpass road was built on the disused trackbed through Omagh railway station . There are currently plans to reopen railway lines in Northern Ireland including
400-586: The Irish Republican Army made its first public statement later that month claiming responsibility for the killing. In February 2023, an off-duty senior police officer was shot and critically injured at a sports complex in the town. Police stated they were focusing on the New IRA . At the time of the 2021 Census there were 20,458 people living in Omagh. Of these: On Census day (27 March 2011) there were 19,659 people living in Omagh, accounting for 1.09% of
425-554: The NI total. Of these: Omagh has a history of flooding and suffered major floods in 1909, 1929, 1954, 1969, 1987, 1999 and, most recently, 12 June 2007. Flood-walls have been 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. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate
450-514: 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 (27 acres) of landscaped grounds and features a leisure centre , boating pond, astroturf pitch and cycle paths. Omagh is the main retail centre for Tyrone, as well as the West of Ulster (behind Derry and Letterkenny ), due to its central location. In
475-535: The journey made by the Irish (specifically those from Ulster) to America during the 1800s. The park is used to host 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. The Gortin Glens Forest Park , 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of Omagh, is a large forest with a deer enclosure and several waterfalls and lakes. Strule Arts Centre opened in 2007
500-591: The period 2000–2003, over £80 million was invested in Omagh, and 60,960 m (656,200 sq ft) of new retail space was created. Shopping areas in Omagh include the Main Street, Great Northern Road Retail Park and the Showgrounds Retail Park on Sedan Avenue in the town centre. Market Street/High Street is also a prominent shopping street, which includes high street stores such as DV8 and Primark . The 'Omagh Accessible Shared Inclusive Space' (OASIS),
525-412: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Drumragh . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Drumragh&oldid=655806491 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732869441752550-628: Was demolished to make way for the Strule Arts Centre in 1997. 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. In April 2011, a car bomb killed police constable Ronan Kerr . A group of former Provisional IRA members calling itself
575-664: Was extended to Enniskillen in 1854. The Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway (PD&O) reached Omagh in 1861, completing the Portadown – Derry route that came to be informally called "The Derry Road". The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) absorbed the PD&;O in 1876 and the L&;ER in 1883. The Government of Northern Ireland made the GNR Board close the Omagh – Enniskillen line in 1957. The Ulster Transport Authority took over
600-605: Was founded as a town in 1610. It served as a refuge for fugitives from the east of County Tyrone during the 1641 Rebellion . In 1689, James II arrived at Omagh, en route to Derry . Supporters of William III , Prince of Orange, later burned the town. In 1768 Omagh replaced Dungannon as the county town of County Tyrone. Omagh acquired railway links to Londonderry with the Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway in 1852, Enniskillen in 1853 and Belfast in 1861. St Lucia Barracks were completed in 1881. In 1899 Tyrone County Hospital
625-680: Was opened. The Government of Northern Ireland made the Great Northern Railway Board close the Omagh – Enniskillen railway line in 1957. In accordance with the Benson Report submitted to the Northern Ireland Government in 1963, the Ulster Transport Authority closed the Portadown – Omagh – Londonderry main line in 1965, leaving Tyrone with no rail service. St Lucia Barracks closed on 1 August 2007. On 30 December 1942,
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