Omagh (pronounced /ˈomə/ in English; Irish pronunciation: [ˈomæ] – from the Irish: an Ómaigh meaning "the virgin plain") is the county town of County Tyrone in 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 22,182 (2008 estimates). Omagh also contains the headquarters of Omagh District Council and the Western Education and Library Board....
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Omagh (pronounced /ˈomə/ in English; Irish pronunciation: [ˈomæ] – from the Irish: an Ómaigh meaning "the virgin plain") is the county town of County Tyrone in 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 22,182 (2008 estimates). Omagh also contains the headquarters of Omagh District Council and the Western Education and Library Board.
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 AD, making it one of the oldest towns in Ireland.
The town is in west central Ulster and is traditionally considered to be part of West Tyrone.
The town is twinned with East Kilbride, Scotland.
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...
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