The town is very popular during the Summer months, and is a gateway to the southern part of County Donegal. There are many fine, sandy beaches in the area boasting some of the best surfing conditions in Western Europe. Donegal is also used as a base for hill-walking in the nearby Bluestack Mountains. Despite the towns many hotels catering for visitors, it suffers from a lack of social amenities for its local population. Many have to travel to nearby towns such as Ballyshannon or Letterkenny for facilities like public s ...

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Main article: Great Northern Railway of Ireland The route of the Great Northern Railway of Ireland (GNR(I)), which exists today from Dublin to Belfast and Drogheda to Navan, emerged, like so many others of the former major railway companies in Ireland, as the result of many amalgamations with smaller lines. The earliest dates of incorporation were for: the Ulster Railway, the second railway project to start in Ireland, incorporated May 1836, partially opened 1839; it was originally constructed to a gauge of 6 feet ...

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Known still today as the 'premier line', the Great Southern & Western Railway (GS&WR) was the largest railway system in Ireland. It began as a railway incorporated to connect Dublin with Cashel - incorporated 6 August 1844 - and which was afterwards extended to the city of Cork in southern Ireland. Between then and the end of the 19th century various other amalgamations took place, among them lines to Limerick and Waterford. In 1900, as a result of Acts of Parliament, several important lines became part of the GS&WR ...

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The Midland Great Western Railway main line extended from Dublin to the Midlands (Athlone) and onwards to Galway and Clifden; there were a number of branch lines: Kingscourt via Navan, Nesbitt Junction (near Enfield) to Edenderry, Sligo, with further branches to Cavan Town and Ballaghaderreen, Westport with further branches to Ballinrobe and Killala via Ballina in County Mayo, Attymon Junction to Loughrea. The Railway was first incorporated in 1845. ...

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The following figures are for Omagh District Council Area which incorporates villages and rural areas surrounding the town of Omagh. Population 1982: 44,417 1992: 46,372 2001: 47,819 2002: 48,919 2004: 50,082 GROWTH: 5,665 (8.64 %) Population Density - 44 per km² Home Ownership - 72 % Unemployment - 4.5% Car Ownership (Households) - 75 % ...

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The 18th Century perhaps marks the point at which the two language traditions reach equal weight of importance. In Swift, the English tradition has its first writer of genius. Poetry in Irish now reflects the passing of the old Gaelic order and the patronage on which the poets depended for their livelihoods. This, then, is a period of transition writ large. Irish poetry - Gaelic songs: the end of an order. As the old native aristocracy suffered military and political defeat and, in many cases, exile, the w ...

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Health Centres (Clinics) Drumragh Family Practice Grange Family Practice Strule Medical Centre Three Spires Family Practice Hospitals Tyrone And Fermanagh Hospital (Not acute) Tyrone County Hospital (Acute) - Under threat (Closed) Omagh General Hospital Other Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service Offices - only o ...

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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. Primary Schools (Elementary Schools) Christ The King Primary School Gibson Primary School Omagh Convent Primary School Omagh County Primary School (And Nursery School) Omagh Integrated Primary School St. Mary's Primary School St. Colmcille's Primary School See also:

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There are many sports clubs, complexes and institutions in Omagh. Leisure Centres Omagh Leisure Centre (5 hectare (12 acre)) complex which includes swimming pool, sports fields, gym, etc...) Stadiums Healy Park - Local club (St. Enda's GAA)[1] and county club (Tyrone) headquarters/pitch St. Julians Road Stadium - former Omagh Town F.C. home stadium. Golf Clubs ...

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In 2005, it was revealed that house prices in Omagh (along with South County Tyrone and Fermanagh) had risen by 38% (on average) since 2004. This brings the average house price in these areas to £161,496 (€237,339.91 or $280,040.50). This makes the house prices in these areas the second most expensive (on average) in Northern Ireland - the North Coast (Coleraine/Limavady) was the most expensive at £170,191 on average. The price in Omagh is over £20,000 higher than the Northern Ireland average which was £139,520. Belfast (the Northern Ireland capital and largest city) was almost £30,000 ...

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There are two postcodes in Omagh and many areas outside the town use these postcodes, the postcodes are - BT78 XXX (Mainly Southside) BT79 XXX (Mainly Northside) (Please note that the 'XXX' is always distinct and is usually one number at the start and two letters at the end. For example - BT78 1AB or BT79 9YZ. Usually the last three figures signify a street, housing development or individual building). ...

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During the course of the 19th century, political and economic factors resulted in the decline of the Irish language and the concurrent rise of English as the main language of Ireland. This fact is reflected in the poetry of the period. Irish poetry - Irishing English. Paradoxically, as soon as English became the dominant language of Irish poetry, the poets began to mine the Irish-language heritage as a source of themes and techniques. Probably the first significant Irish poet to write in English in a recog ...

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Omagh is located at these distances from these major towns and cities in Ireland - (These are the shortest distances by road) Armagh - 58.3 kilometres (36.2 miles) Athlone - 182.5 kilometres (113.4 miles) Antrim - 87.2 kilometres (54.2 miles) Belfast - 109.1 kilometres (67.8 miles) Carlow - 255.4 kilometres (158.7 miles) Carrick-on-Shannon - 110.4 kilometres (68.6 miles) Castlebar - 197.5 kilometres (122.7 miles) Cavan - 100.4 kilometres (62.4 miles)See also:

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As can be seen, there has been a tendency for Irish poets to become academics and teachers of poetry. In recent years, and thanks partly to the activities of the Arts Council and of Poetry Ireland, this tendency has widened out to include a network of writers' workshops spread around the country with funding provided to employ writers to facilitate. These bodies also support and fund poetry readings. In addition, most local authorities and many schools, prisons, universities, an ...

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Population Of Omagh Town: 1981: 14,627 1991: 17,280 1996: 19,050 (Estimate) 2001: 19,910 2005: 25,000 (Estimate - According to Omagh District Council website) Omagh - 2001 Census Demographics. Please note these results are from 29 April 2001, and may not be accurate today. Statistical Cl ...

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Omagh has often been dubbed - 'The Wettest Town In Ireland' - but, no official figures have been released to prove this. In general summers are temperate and winters are cool to mild. In the Summer daytime temperatures usually range from 15°C to 22°C (59°F to 71.6°F) with warm days often extending to 25°C (77°F) or higher. During heat waves in 1995 and 2003 temperatures surpassed 40°C (104°F) which is rare for the local area's climate. Night time temperatures are usually between 8°C and 14°C (46.4°F and 57.2°F) though rather uncomfortable temperatures of 20°C (68 ...

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Omagh is connected to the rest of Ireland through a system of motorways, A roads and B roads. The main roads to/from Omagh are as follows - A32 (Omagh - Enniskillen) A5 (Northbound) (Omagh - Strabane - Derry/Londonderry) A5 (Southbound) (Omagh - Monaghan - Dublin) (Becomes N2 at border) A505 (Omagh - Cookstown) B4 (Omagh - Carrickmore) B48 (Omagh - Gortin) Omagh is also very close to the Northern Ireland - Republic of Ireland border, being around a 15 minute drive from the County Donegal border (Strabane/Lifford) and 10-15 minutes fr ...

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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 are currently no rail services in, to, from or around Omagh (town or district). The rail service was stopped in the 1960s and now the town's Throughpass/Bypass has been/is being built over the remains of the railway line (The Bypass/Throughpass is being bu ...

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The town was, in times past, connected with the once extensive narrow gauge rail network of County Donegal. This provided connections to Derry (and through there to Dublin and Belfast), to Lifford and Strabane, to Gweedore and Burtonport, and to Carndonagh, north of Derry. The rail system was built in the late 19th century, with the last extensions opening in the 1900s. Some of these lines were never profitable, built using British government subsidies, described as an attempt to kill the Home Rule movement "with kindness". Only a couple of ...

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