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{{Infobox UK place
|official_name = Omagh
|type = [[County town]]
|irish_name = An Ómaigh
|scots_name = Omey<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northsouthministerialcouncil.org/web_2006_ulster_scots_report.pdf |title=2006 annual report in Ulster-Scots – North/South Ministerial Council |website=Northsouthministerialcouncil.org |access-date=20 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227120556/http://www.northsouthministerialcouncil.org/web_2006_ulster_scots_report.pdf |archive-date=27 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/beaghmoreus.pdf|title=Guide to Beaghmore stone circles – Ulster-Scots|publisher=[[Department of the Environment]]|access-date=20 October 2016|archive-date=1 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001234533/http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/beaghmoreus.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| image1 = Omagh - geograph.org.uk - 507071.jpg
| alt1 = Skyline
| image2 = "Courthouse Brae", Omagh - geograph.org.uk - 2640778.jpg
| alt2 = Courthouse
| image3 = A dark sky over the Strule, Omagh - geograph.org.uk - 4243906.jpg
| alt3 = View
| image4 = "Life Goes On" organ donation hoarding, John Street, Omagh - geograph.org.uk - 4853627.jpg
| alt4 = Mural
| image5 = Christian Brother's Grammar School, Omagh - geograph.org.uk - 879141.jpg
| alt5 = CBS Omagh
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| static_image_caption = '''From top, left to right:''' Skyline of Omagh, "Courthouse Brae", Strule, Omagh, "Life Goes On" organ donation billboard, [[Christian Brothers Grammar School, Omagh]]
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'''Omagh''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|əʊ|m|ə|,_|ˈ|əʊ|m|ɑː}};<ref>G. M. Miller, ''BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names'' ([[Oxford University Press]], 1971), pg. 110</ref> from {{
The town had a population of
==History==
[[File:Campsie, Omagh, Co. Tyrone (44630959131).jpg|thumb|250px|Campsie, Omagh, in the early 20th century]]
===Name===
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.<ref name="OmaghMonastic">{{cite book |last1=Gwynn |first1=Aubrey |last2=Hadcock |first2=R. Neville |title=Medieval Religious Houses Ireland |publisher=Longman |year=1970 |pages=267, 273, 400 |isbn=0-582-11229-X }}</ref> Omagh 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 of England|James II]] arrived at Omagh, en route to [[Derry]]. Supporters of [[William III of England|William III]], Prince of Orange, later burned the town.
===County 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 Great Victoria Street railway station|Belfast]] in 1861. [[St Lucia Barracks, Omagh|St Lucia Barracks]] were completed in 1881. In 1899 [[Tyrone County Hospital]] was opened. The [[Government of Northern Ireland]] made the [[Great Northern Railway (Ireland)|Great Northern Railway Board]] close the Omagh – Enniskillen railway line in 1957.<ref name="Baker 1972 153, 207">{{cite book |last=Baker |first=Michael H.C. |year=1972 |title=Irish Railways since 1916 |location=London |publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing|Ian Allan]] |isbn=0-7110-0282-7 |pages=153, 207}}</ref> In accordance with the [[Ulster Transport Authority#The Benson Report|Benson Report]] submitted to the Northern Ireland Government in 1963, the [[Ulster Transport Authority]] closed the {{rws|Portadown}} – Omagh – Londonderry main line in 1965,<ref>Baker, 1972, pages 155, 209</ref> leaving Tyrone with no rail service. St Lucia Barracks closed on 1 August 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.u.tv/News/Omagh-gets-green-police-station/3c7d0c97-9d23-48e5-9b14-ebcdd7c9b59d|title=Omagh gets green police station|date=14 September 2010|publisher=Ulster TV|access-date=12 October 2014|archive-date=20 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020091712/http://www.u.tv/News/Omagh-gets-green-police-station/3c7d0c97-9d23-48e5-9b14-ebcdd7c9b59d|url-status=live}}</ref>
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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 [[
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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Omagh: Off-duty police officer shot |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-64736670 |publisher=BBC News |date=22 February 2023 |access-date=22 February 2023 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kearney |first1=Vincent |title=Detective Chief Inspector 'critical but stable' after Omagh shooting |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2023/0222/1358289-omagh-shooting/ |access-date=23 February 2023 |publisher=RTÉ News |date=23 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Police confirm shooting of John Caldwell is 'terrorist related' with primary line of inquiry New IRA |url=https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2023-02-24/john-caldwell-shooting-is-terrorist-related-with-main-line-of-inquiry-new-ira |access-date=27 February 2023 |publisher=UTV |date=24 February 2023}}</ref>
==
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|title = National Identity of Omagh residents (2021)<ref>{{cite web |title=National Identity (Irish) |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=NAT_ID_IRISH_AGG3&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000603 |website=NISRA |access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=National Identity (Northern Irish) |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=NAT_ID_NORTHERN_IRISH_AGG3&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000603 |website=NISRA |access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=National Identity (British) |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=NAT_ID_BRITISH&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000603 |website=NISRA |access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref>
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{{bar percent|British|Blue|24.0}}
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{{Historical populations
| state = collapsed
|1981|14627
|1991|17280
|2001|19910
|2011|19659
|2021|20458
|footnote=According to the World Gazetteer, the following reflects the census data for Omagh since 1981:<ref name="2021 pop">{{cite web |title=Settlement 2015 |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000603 |website=NISRA |access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=gamelan&dat=200&geo=-1496&srt=pnan&col=aohdqcfbeimg&pt=c&va=&geo=520577269|archive-url=https://archive.today/20071001064401/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=gamelan&dat=200&geo=-1496&srt=pnan&col=aohdqcfbeimg&pt=c&va=&geo=520577269|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2007|title=Census Data|date=11 March 2007}}</ref>
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At the time of the 2021 Census there were 20,458 people living in Omagh. Of these:
* 19.56% were aged under 16, 63.87% were aged between 16-65, and 16.57% were aged 66 and over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preview data for your table {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/viewdata?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=AGE_BAND_AGG3&~SETTLEMENT15=N11000603 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk}}</ref>
* 51.37% of the usually resident population were female and 48.63% were male.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preview data for Sex (MS-A07) {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/viewdata?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=UR_SEX&~SETTLEMENT15=N11000603 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk}}</ref>
* 70.88% (14,500) belong to or were brought up in the Catholic, 22.91% (4,687) belong to or were brought up Protestant (including Christian denominations), 1.11% (228) belong to or were brought up in other religions and 5.1% (1,043) belong to no religion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Religion or religion brought up in |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/viewdata?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=RELIGION_BELONG_TO_OR_BROUGHT_UP_IN_DVO&~SETTLEMENT15=N11000603 |website=NISRA |access-date=15 August 2023}}</ref>
* 43.24% had an Irish national identity,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preview data for National Identity (Irish) {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/viewdata?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=NAT_ID_IRISH_AGG3&~SETTLEMENT15=N11000603 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk}}</ref> 32.62% had a Northern Irish national identity,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preview data for National Identity (Northern Irish) {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/viewdata?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=NAT_ID_NORTHERN_IRISH_AGG3&~SETTLEMENT15=N11000603 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk}}</ref> 24.01% had a British national identity,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preview data for National Identity (British) {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/viewdata?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=NAT_ID_BRITISH&~SETTLEMENT15=N11000603 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk}}</ref> and 11.02% had an 'other' national identity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preview data for National identity (person based) - basic detail (classification 1) (MS-B15) {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/viewdata?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=NAT_ID_BASIC&~SETTLEMENT15=N11000603 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk}}</ref> (respondents could indicate more than one national identity)
* 16.43% had some knowledge of [[Irish language|Irish]] (Gaeilge) and 5.61% had some knowledge of [[Ulster Scots dialect|Ulster Scots]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preview data for Knowledge of Irish (MS-B05) {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/viewdata?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=IRISH_SKILLS_INTERMEDIATE&~SETTLEMENT15=N11000603 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Preview data for Knowledge of Ulster-Scots (MS-B08) {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/viewdata?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=ULSTER_SCOTS_SKILLS_INTERMEDIATE&~SETTLEMENT15=N11000603 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk}}</ref>
===
On Census day (27 March 2011) there were 19,659 people living in Omagh, accounting for 1.09% of the NI total.<ref name=Census2011>{{cite web |title=Census 2011 Population Statistics for Omagh Town Settlement |url=https://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/AreaProfileReportViewer.aspx?FromAPAddressMulipleRecords=Omagh%20Town@Partial%20match%20of%20location%20name:%20@Partial%20Match%20Of%20Location%20Name:%20%20Omagh%20Town@23? |url-status=live |publisher=[[Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency]] (NISRA) |access-date=10 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806023452/https://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/AreaProfileReportViewer.aspx?FromAPAddressMulipleRecords=Omagh%20Town%40Partial%20match%20of%20location%20name%3A%20%40Partial%20Match%20Of%20Location%20Name%3A%20%20Omagh%20Town%4023%3F |archive-date=6 August 2020}} [[File:UKOpenGovernmentLicence.svg|30px]] This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Open Government Licence v3.0]. © Crown copyright.</ref> Of these:
* 20.85% were aged under 16 years and 13.69% were aged 65 and over;
* 51.27% of the usually resident population were female and 48.73% were male;
* 71.32% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic Christian faith and 25.36% belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and other Christian (including Christian related)'denominations;
* 36.97% had an Irish national identity, 33.97% had a Northern Irish national identity and 28.51% indicated that they had a British national identity (respondents could indicate more than one national identity);
* 36 years was the average (median) age of the population;
* 13.92% had some knowledge of Irish (Gaeilge) and 4.30% had some knowledge of Ulster-Scots.
===Geography===
====Weather====
[[File:Omagh Snow 2006.jpg|thumb|Snow is common in Omagh during the winter months. Shown here is the [[River Strule]].]]
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 [[meander]]s, are unsuitable for development and were developed into large, green open areas, walking routes and parks. The [[Köppen Climate Classification]] subtype for this climate is "[[Köppen climate classification#Group C: Temperate/mesothermal climates|Cfb]]" (Marine West Coast Climate/[[Oceanic climate]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=591403&cityname=Omagh,%20Northern%20Ireland,%20United%20Kingdom&units=|title=Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase.com|access-date=20 October 2016|archive-date=23 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923152757/https://www.weatherbase.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==
These wards are only those that cover the town.
*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)''
=== Administrative areas ===
The central urban area south of [[River Strule]] forms the townland of Omagh<ref>[https://www.townlands.ie/en/tyrone/east-omagh/drumragh/omagh-urban/omagh/ townlands.ie, ''Omagh Townland, Co. Tyrone'']</ref> in the civil parish of [[Drumragh, County Tyrone|Drumragh]],<ref>[https://www.townlands.ie/tyrone/drumragh/ townlands.ie, ''Civil Parish of Drumragh, Co. Tyrone'']</ref> the adjacent area north of the river forms the townland of Lisnamllard<ref>[https://www.townlands.ie/en/tyrone/strabane-upper/cappagh-upper-strabane-portion/omagh-urban/lisnamallard/ ''Lisnamallard Townland, Co. Tyrone'']</ref> in the civil parish of [[Cappagh (Upper Strabane portion)]].<ref>[https://www.townlands.ie/en/tyrone/cappagh-upper-strabane-portion/ townlands.ie, ''Civil Parish of Cappagh (Upper Strabane portion), Co. Tyrone'']</ref>
Both civil parishes comprise also outskirts of Omagh and some surrounding countryside.
[[Omagh Urban Electoral Division]] comprises both townlands.
===
[[File:The four hill churches (St Columba's COI), Omagh - geograph.org.uk - 754131.jpg|thumb|St. Columba's [[Church of Ireland]] in Omagh.]]
The town sprang up within the [[townland]] of Omagh, in the parish of Drumragh. Over time, the urban area has spread into the surrounding townlands. They include:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=|title=Northern Ireland Placenames Project|website=Placenamesni.org|access-date=28 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727175418/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=|archive-date=27 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Campsie ({{etymology|ga|Camsan|river bends}})
*Conywarren (an old name for a [[rabbit warren]])
*Coolnagard Lower, Coolnagard Upper ({{etymology|ga|Cúil na gCeard|nook/corner of the craftsmen}} or {{etymology|ga|Cúl na gCeard|hill-back of the craftsmen}})<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=4854 | title=Northern Ireland Placenames Project – Coolnagard | website=Placenamesni.org | access-date=28 June 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727175751/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=4854 | archive-date=27 July 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
*Crevenagh ({{etymology|ga|Craobhanach|bushy place}})
*Culmore ({{etymology|ga|Cúil Mhór|big nook/corner}})<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=20700 | title=Northern Ireland Placenames Project – Culmore | website=Placenamesni.org | access-date=28 June 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727175823/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=20700 | archive-date=27 July 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
*Dergmoney Lower, Dergmoney Upper ({{etymology|ga|Deargmhuine|red thicket}})<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=20701 | title=Northern Ireland Placenames Project – Dergmoney | website=Placenamesni.org | access-date=28 June 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727175842/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=20701 | archive-date=27 July 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
*Gortin ({{etymology|ga|Goirtín|little tilled filled}})
*Gortmore ({{etymology|ga|Gort Mór|big tilled field}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=20705|title=Northern Ireland Placenames Project – Gortmore|website=Placenamesni.org|access-date=28 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727175913/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=20705|archive-date=27 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Killybrack ({{etymology|ga|Coillidh Bhreac|speckled wood}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=4632|title=Northern Ireland Placenames Project – Killybrack|website=Placenamesni.org|access-date=28 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727180003/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=4632|archive-date=27 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Killyclogher]] ({{etymology|ga|Coillidh Chlochair|wood of the stony place}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=5028|title=Northern Ireland Placenames Project – Killyclogher|website=Placenamesni.org|access-date=28 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727180112/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=5028|archive-date=27 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Lammy ({{etymology|ga|Leamhaigh|place of elms}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=3557|title=Northern Ireland Placenames Project – Lammy|website=Placenamesni.org|access-date=28 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727180231/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=3557|archive-date=27 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Lisanelly ({{etymology|ga|Lios an Ailigh|ringfort of the stony place}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=20914|title=Northern Ireland Placenames Project – Lisanelly|website=Placenamesni.org|access-date=28 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727180254/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=20914|archive-date=27 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Lisnamallard ({{etymology|ga|Lios na Mallacht|ringfort of the curse}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=20463|title=Northern Ireland Placenames Project – Lisnamallard|website=Placenamesni.org|access-date=28 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727180438/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=20463|archive-date=27 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Lissan]] ({{etymology|ga|Liosán|small ringfort}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=4932|title=Northern Ireland Placenames Project – Lissan|website=Placenamesni.org|access-date=28 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727180459/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=4932|archive-date=27 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Mullaghmore ({{etymology|ga|Mullach Mór|big hilltop}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=8450|title=Northern Ireland Placenames Project – Mullaghmore|website=Placenamesni.org|access-date=28 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727180619/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=8450|archive-date=27 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Sedennan (possibly {{etymology|ga|Sidh Dianáin|Dennan's fairy mound}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=20710|title=Northern Ireland Placenames Project – Sadennan|website=Placenamesni.org|access-date=28 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727180643/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=20710|archive-date=27 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Strathroy or Straughroy ({{etymology|ga|Srath Crua|the hard river-holm}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=3659|title=Northern Ireland Placenames Project – Straughroy|website=Placenamesni.org|access-date=28 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727180715/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=3659|archive-date=27 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Economy==
===Places of interest=== [[File:Glenpark Road - geograph.org.uk - 1503127.jpg|thumb|Gortin Road. Heading south-west towards Omagh; to the left is the "Rest and be thankful" bench.]]
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===OASIS Plaza===
The 'Omagh Accessible Shared Inclusive Space' (OASIS), a £4.5 million facelift for Omagh's riverbank, was funded by the European Union and planning approved in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ulsterherald.com/2013/04/04/omaghs-riverbank-area-to-get-4-5-million-facelift/ |title=Omagh's riverbank area to get £4.5 million facelift |website=ulsterherald.com |publisher=Ulster Herald |date=4 April 2013 |access-date=20 October 2016 |archive-date=12 August 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140812014613/http://ulsterherald.com/2013/04/04/omaghs-riverbank-area-to-get-4-5-million-facelift/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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[[File:Omagh - geograph.org.uk - 507071.jpg|thumb|Looking at the town's Bridge Street area from an elevated height at the college]]
=== Former railways ===
Neither the town nor the district of Omagh currently has any railway service.
The [[Irish gauge]] {{RailGauge|1600mm}} [[Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway]] (L&ER) opened as far as Omagh on 3 September 1852<ref name=RailScot>{{cite web |title=Omagh station |work=Railscot – Irish Railways |url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf |access-date=22 November 2007 |archive-date=26 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926042407/http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> and was extended to [[Enniskillen]] in 1854.<ref name=Hajducki7>{{cite book |last=Hajducki |first=S. Maxwell |year=1974 |title=A Railway Atlas of Ireland |location=Newton Abbott |publisher=[[David & Charles]] |isbn=0-7153-5167-2 |at=map 7}}</ref> The [[Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway]] (PD&O) reached Omagh in 1861,<ref name=Hajducki7/> completing the Portadown – Derry route that came to be informally called "The Derry Road".<ref>{{cite book |last=FitzGerald |first=J.D. |year=1995 |series=Colourpoint Transport |title=The Derry Road |location=Gortrush |publisher=[[Colourpoint Books|Colourpoint Press]] |isbn=1-898392-09-9}}</ref> The [[Great Northern Railway (Ireland)]] absorbed the PD&O in 1876<ref name=Hajduckixiii>Hajducki, ''op. cit.'', page xiii</ref> and the L&ER in 1883.<ref name=Hajduckixiii/>
The [[Government of Northern Ireland]] made the GNR Board close the Omagh – Enniskillen line in 1957.<ref name="Baker 1972 153, 207"/> The [[Ulster Transport Authority]] took over the GNR's remaining lines in Northern Ireland in 1958. In accordance with [[Ulster Transport Authority#The Benson Report|The Benson Report]] submitted to the Northern Ireland Government in 1963, the UTA closed the "Derry Road" through Omagh on 15 February 1965.<ref name=RailScot/><ref>Hajducki, ''op. cit.'', map 39</ref><ref>Baker, ''op. cit.'', pages 155, 209</ref> 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 the Derry Road from {{rws|Portadown}} to Derry via {{rws|Dungannon}} to [[Omagh railway station|Omagh]] and {{rws|Strabane|GNRI}}.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/europe/new-lines-proposed-in-northern-ireland-rail-strategy.html|title= New lines proposed in Northern Ireland rail plan|publisher= Railjournal.com|date= 3 May 2014|access-date= 7 June 2015|archive-date= 24 September 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924085211/http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/europe/new-lines-proposed-in-northern-ireland-rail-strategy.html|url-status= live}}</ref>
===Bus services===
[[File:The Omagh Bus - geograph.org.uk - 539651 crop.jpg|thumb|[[Ulsterbus]] in 2007 in Omagh Ulsterbus station.]]
Bus Services in Omagh are operated by [[Ulsterbus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bustimes.org/services/384b-omagh-buscentre-omagh-buscentre-2|title=Omagh, Buscentre|publisher=Bus Times|access-date=29 November 2022}}</ref>
===Road connections===
* [[A5 road (Northern Ireland)|A32]] (Omagh – Enniskillen – [[Ballinamore]]) (Becomes [[N87 road (Ireland)|N87]] at border)
* [[A5 road (Northern Ireland)|A5]] (Northbound) (Omagh – Strabane [and from here north-west to Letterkenny, via [[Lifford]] on the [[A38 road (Northern Ireland)|A38]], becoming the [[N14 road (Ireland)|N14]] at the county border] – Derry)
* [[A5 road (Northern Ireland)|A5]] (Southbound) (Omagh – [[Monaghan]] – [[Ashbourne, County Meath|Ashbourne]] – [[Dublin]]) (Becomes [[N2 road (Ireland)|N2]] at border)
* [[A4 road (Northern Ireland)|A4]] (Eastbound) (Omagh – [[Dungannon]] – Belfast) (A4 joins A5 near [[Ballygawley, County Tyrone|Ballygawley]])
* [[A505 road (Northern Ireland)|A505]] (Eastbound) (Omagh – [[Cookstown]])
* The Omagh Throughpass (Stage 3) opened on 18 August 2006.
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'''Grammar/secondary school'''
*[[CBS Omagh|Christian Brothers Grammar School]]
*[[Drumragh Integrated College]]
*[[Loreto Grammar School, Omagh|Loreto Grammar School]]
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==Religious buildings==
[[File:First Omagh Church with a mantle of trees - geograph.org.uk - 1020671.jpg|thumb|Omagh First Presbyterian Church]]
The following is a list of religious buildings in Omagh:
*Christ the King (Roman Catholic)
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*Trinity Presbyterian Church
==International relations==
* [[L'Haÿ-les-Roses]], [[France]]
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===Sport===
====Gaelic games====
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.
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The stadium now hosts the latter matches of the [[Tyrone Senior Football Championship]], as well as [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone's]] home games, and other inter-county matches that require a neutral venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2007/0716/championship.html?gaa|title=RTÉ Sport: Championship details are confirmed|website=[[RTÉ.ie]]|date=18 August 2007|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818194804/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2007/0716/championship.html?gaa|archive-date=18 August 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
====Football====
Omagh no longer has a top-flight local [[association football|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.
====Rugby====
Omagh's rugby team, [[Omagh Academicals RFC|Omagh Academicals]] (nicknamed the "Accies"), is an amateur team, made up of primarily of local players.
====Cricket====
Omagh Cavaliers Cricket Club located in Omagh.
====Greyhound racing====
A [[Greyhound racing in Ireland|greyhound racing]] track operated from 1932 until 1940.<ref>{{cite book|last=Barnes|first=Julia|title=Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, page 420|year=1988|publisher=Ringpress Books|isbn=0-948955-15-5}}</ref> The track was opened by the [[Duke of Abercorn]] on 25 May 1932 and racing took place at 'The Park' in the Showgrounds. It was organised by the Tyrone Greyhound Racing Association until 1940.<ref>{{cite news|title=Omagh's New greyhound Racign Track – 9 May 1932|year=1932|newspaper=Belfast Telegraph – Belfast, Antrim}}</ref>
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Notable residents or people born in Omagh include:
* [[Thomas Mellon]] (1813-1908) - Irish-American businessman, judge, bank founder
* [[John Meahan]] (1806–1902) – [[New Brunswick]] shipbuilder and politician, born and raised in Omagh
*[[Alice Milligan]] (1865–1953) – Protestant Nationalist poet
*[[Charles Beattie]] (1899–1958) – Auctioneer and briefly Member of Parliament
*[[Jimmy Kennedy]] (1902–1984) – [[Songwriter's Hall of Fame]]-inductee ([[Red Sails in the Sunset (song)|Red Sails in the Sunset]], [[Teddy Bears Picnic]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://songwritershalloffame.org/inductee_ceremony_detail.asp?ceremonyId=9&inducteeCeremonyId=79|title=Songwriters Hall of Fame|date=17 May 2003|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030517113835/http://songwritershalloffame.org/inductee_ceremony_detail.asp?ceremonyId=9&inducteeCeremonyId=79|archive-date=17 May 2003|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*[[Patrick McAlinney]] (1913–1990) – Actor<ref>{{IMDb name|0563935|Patrick McAlinney}}</ref> ([[The Tomorrow People]])
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*[[Pat Sharkey]] (born 1953) – [[Ipswich Town F.C.]] and [[Irish Football Association|Northern Irish]] football player in the 1970s.
*[[Willie Anderson (rugby union, born 1955)|Willie Anderson]] (born 1955) – [[Ireland Rugby|Ireland]] [[Rugby Union]] International
*[[Philip Turbett]] (born 1961)
*[[Ivan Sproule]] (born 1981) –
*[[Joe McMahon]] (born 1983) – [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland]]-winning [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] [[Gaelic football]]er.
*[[Juliet Turner]] – singer/songwriter
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==References==
* [http://www.nisra.gov.uk/Census/pop_2_2011.pdf Census 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031952/http://www.nisra.gov.uk/Census/pop_2_2011.pdf |date=4 March 2016 }}
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