Omagh - Omagh Bomb. The Real IRA bombed the town centre in August 1998, killing 29 people - 13 women, 9 children and 6 men. One of the women killed was pregnant with twins. See also: Omagh Bombing ...

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Omagh, Omagh - History, Omagh - Omagh Bomb, Omagh - Population, Omagh - 2001 Census Demographics, Omagh - Places Of Interest/Tourism, Omagh - Climate, Omagh - Public Transport, Omagh - Road Connections, Omagh - Distances, Omagh - Education, Omagh - Health, Omagh - Religion, Omagh - Sport And Leisure, Omagh - Security, Omagh - Property, Omagh - Media, Omagh - Postcodes/Postal Services, Omagh - Electorial Wards, Omagh - Notable Residents/People From Omagh, Omagh - Town Twinnings, Omagh - Areas Of Omagh, Omagh - Omagh Area Facts, Omagh - Other Information

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1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. 1998 - Events. January 1998 - A massive ice storm, caused by El Niño, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting in widespread power failures, severe damage to forests, and a number of deaths. January 1 - Smoking is banned in all California bars and restaurants. January 2 - Russia begins to circulate new rubl ...

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• 1998 - Events
• 1998 - February
• 1998 - March
• 1998 - April
• 1998 - May
• 1998 - June
• 1998 - July
• 1998 - August
• 1998 - September
• 1998 - October
• 1998 - November
• 1998 - December
• 1998 - Unknown Dates
• 1998 - Births
• 1998 - Deaths
• 1998 - January-February
• 1998 - March-July
• 1998 - August-December
• 1998 - Unknown date
• 1998 - Nobel Prizes
• 1998 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
• 1998 - Fields Medalists
• 1998 - Templeton Prize

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The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, the last decade of the 20th Century. Informally, it can also include a few years at the end of the preceding decade or the beginning of the following decade. The 90s were marked with rapid progression of democracy, globalization and global capitalism following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Key forces shaping the decade were the Gulf War; popularization of Personal Computers and the Internet, leading to the .com boom. ...

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• 1990s - Events and trends
• 1990s - Similarities with the 2000s Decade
• 1990s - Technology
• 1990s - Science
• 1990s - War, peace, and politics
• 1990s - Economics
• 1990s - Culture
• 1990s - Other significant events
• 1990s - People
• 1990s - World leaders
• 1990s - Entertainers
• 1990s - Films
• 1990s - Books & Literature
• 1990s - Sports figures

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County town - Historic counties of England. Bedfordshire - Bedford Berkshire - Abingdon, then Reading Buckinghamshire - Buckingham, now Aylesbury Cambridgeshire - Cambridge Cheshire - Chester Cornwall - Bodmin, now Truro Cumberland - Carlisle Derbyshire - Derby, though County Hall is in Matlock Devon - Exeter Dorset - Dorchester County Durham - Durham Essex - Chelmsford Gloucestershire - GloucesterSee also:

County town, County town - List of county towns, County town - Historic counties of England, County town - Non-metropolitan counties of England, County town - Counties of Scotland, County town - Historic counties of Wales, County town - Traditional counties of the Republic of Ireland, County town - Other counties of the Republic of Ireland, County town - Historic counties of Northern Ireland, County town - Former county towns, County town - Former administrative counties of England, County town - Former non-metropolitan counties of England, County town - Former counties of Wales

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Belfast is situated at 54°35′50″N, 05°56′20″W. A consequence of this latitude is that it both endures short winter days and enjoys long summer evenings. In the middle of the darkest period in December, local sunset is at 3.50 p.m. while sunrise is as late as 8.45 a.m. However, this is counterbalanced by the period from May to July. In mid-to-late June, sunset occurs after 10 p.m. and the daylight s ...

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Belfast, Belfast - Geography, Belfast - Points of interest, Belfast - History, Belfast - Local Politics, Belfast - Media, Belfast - Notable people, Belfast - 2001 Census, Belfast - Districts

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The culture of the people living on the island of Ireland is far from monolithic. Many notable cultural divides exist between the rural people and city dwellers, between the Catholic and Protestant people of Ulster, between the Irish-speaking people within and without the Gaeltacht regions and the English-speaking majority population, between the settled people and the Travellers, and, increasingly, between new immigrants and the native population. Culture of Ireland - Land use and settlement patterns. ...

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• Culture of Ireland - Land use and settlement patterns
• Culture of Ireland - Agriculture and rural life
• Culture of Ireland - Townslands villages parishes and counties
• Culture of Ireland - Land ownership and land hunger
• Culture of Ireland - Towns and cities
• Culture of Ireland - Family life
• Culture of Ireland - Holidays and festivals
• Culture of Ireland - Cultural institutions organizations and events
• Culture of Ireland - Institutions and organisations
• Culture of Ireland - Events
• Culture of Ireland - Religion
• Culture of Ireland - Minority cultures
• Culture of Ireland - Ulster Scots
• Culture of Ireland - The Travellers
• Culture of Ireland - New immigrants
• Culture of Ireland - Literature and the arts
• Culture of Ireland - Food and Drink
• Culture of Ireland - Food in early Ireland
• Culture of Ireland - The potato in Ireland
• Culture of Ireland - Food in Ireland today
• Culture of Ireland - Pub culture
• Culture of Ireland - Language
• Culture of Ireland - Media
• Culture of Ireland - Print
• Culture of Ireland - Radio
• Culture of Ireland - Television
• Culture of Ireland - Film
• Culture of Ireland - Sport

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Brian Friel (born January 9, 1929) is a playwright and director from Northern Ireland. Born in Omagh, County Tyrone, he received his college education at St. Columb's College in Derry and, briefly, the seminary at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, as well as in Belfast. He taught at various schools in and around County Londonderry from 1950 to 1960. Friel began his career by writing short stories for The New Yorker in 1959 and subsequently published two collections: The Saucer of Larks and The Gold in the SeaIncluding:

• Brian Friel - Plays
• Brian Friel - External link

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Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus "what shall we give in return for so much" Belfast (Béal Feirste in Irish) is a city in the United Kingdom. It is the largest city in Northern Ireland, of which it is the capital. In the 2001 Census the population within the city limits (Belfast Urban Area) was 276,459, while c.800,000 people live in the Greater Belfast area or Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area. The city is situated at the south-western end of Belfast Lough, a long natural inlet ideal for the shipping trade that made the ...

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• Belfast - Geography
• Belfast - Points of interest
• Belfast - History
• Belfast - Local Politics
• Belfast - Media
• Belfast - Notable people
• Belfast - 2001 Census
• Belfast - Districts

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August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. August 15 - Events. 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, in which Roland is killed 927 - The Saracens conquered and destroyed Taranto 1057 - King MacBeth of Scotland is killed during the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of King Malcolm III. 1185 - The cave city of Vardzia was consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia 1309 - The city of Rhodes ...

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• August 15 - Events
• August 15 - Births
• August 15 - Deaths
• August 15 - Holidays and observances

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This article describes the positions of world governments prior to the actual initiation of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and not their current positions as they may have changed since then. Governments' positions pre-2003 invasion of Iraq - Background. In 2002, the United States began to campaign for the overthrow of Iraq's dictatorial president, Saddam Hussein. The United States, under the administration of George W. Bush, argued that Saddam Hussein was a threat to global peace, a vicious tyrant, and a sponsor of i ...

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• Governments' positions pre-2003 invasion of Iraq - Background
• Governments' positions pre-2003 invasion of Iraq - Varying levels of support
• Governments' positions pre-2003 invasion of Iraq - Countries supporting the U.S. position
• Governments' positions pre-2003 invasion of Iraq - Europe
• Governments' positions pre-2003 invasion of Iraq - Asia
• Governments' positions pre-2003 invasion of Iraq - Australia
• Governments' positions pre-2003 invasion of Iraq - Opposing U.S. Position
• Governments' positions pre-2003 invasion of Iraq - Europe
• Governments' positions pre-2003 invasion of Iraq - Americas
• Governments' positions pre-2003 invasion of Iraq - Africa
• Governments' positions pre-2003 invasion of Iraq - Asia
• Governments' positions pre-2003 invasion of Iraq - New Zealand
• Governments' positions pre-2003 invasion of Iraq - Neutral unclear
• Governments' positions pre-2003 invasion of Iraq - Ireland
• Governments' positions pre-2003 invasion of Iraq - Taiwan
• Governments' positions pre-2003 invasion of Iraq - Solomon Islands

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A county town is the 'capital' of a county in the United Kingdom or Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county. In the case of Yorkshire in England, there are three county towns, one for each Riding: Northallerton for the North Riding, Beverley for the East Riding, and Wakefield for the West Riding. Contrary to popular belief, there are no civil administrative offices for the ...

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• County town - List of county towns
• County town - Historic counties of England
• County town - Non-metropolitan counties of England
• County town - Counties of Scotland
• County town - Historic counties of Wales
• County town - Traditional counties of the Republic of Ireland
• County town - Other counties of the Republic of Ireland
• County town - Historic counties of Northern Ireland
• County town - Former county towns
• County town - Former administrative counties of England
• County town - Former non-metropolitan counties of England
• County town - Former counties of Wales

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To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. areas less than 1000 km² 1,000 km² is equal to: 1 E9 m² in scientific notation 100,000 hectares approx. 386 square miles approx. 247,105 acres. a circle of radius of approx. 18 km. a square of side of approx. 32 km. 1,004 km² -- Samut Prakan Province, Thail ...

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U2 is an Irish rock band featuring Bono (Paul David Hewson) on vocals, guitar and harmonica, The Edge (David Howell Evans) on guitar and pianos and vocals, Adam Clayton on bass, and Larry Mullen, Jr. on drums and vocals. U2 has been one of the most popular rock bands in the world since the 1980s. According to the RIAA, they have sold approximately 50.5 million albums in the U.S., had six #1 albums in the U.S. and are widely considered as one of the most successful groups of the last 25 years. The band is also very politically a ...

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• U2 - History
• U2 - Formation and breakthrough 1976 – 1980
• U2 - Boy and October 1980 – 1981
• U2 - War 1983
• U2 - The Unforgettable Fire and Live Aid 1984 – 1986
• U2 - The Joshua Tree and Rattle and Hum 1987 – 1989
• U2 - Achtung Baby Zoo TV and Zooropa 1991 – 1994
• U2 - Pop and Popmart 1996 – 1998
• U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind and Elevation 2000 – 2001
• U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb and Vertigo 2004 –
• U2 - Next album recordings 2006 – 2007
• U2 - Other projects
• U2 - Discography
• U2 - Studio albums
• U2 - Live albums
• U2 - Other projects
• U2 - Campaigning
• U2 - Sound samples

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The code is constructed top down from a 4 character code representing a unitary authority or administrative county & district, eg: Local Government wards have a two-letter code within their local authority, and census Output Areas an additional 4 digits within a ward. Output Areas are the smallest unit for which census data is published - they contain at least 40 households (preferably 100), and are built up from postcode blocks after the census data is available, with a view to being socially as homogeneous a ...

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ONS coding system, ONS coding system - Authorities wards and census areas, ONS coding system - Civil parishes, ONS coding system - ONS codes for counties & districts, ONS coding system - Single-tier districts, ONS coding system - Two-tier counties & districts, ONS coding system - Northern Ireland districts, ONS coding system - Non-hierarchical codes for summary data in metropolitan areas

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Outside of a political context, the term "mass murder" refers to the killing of several people at the same time. Examples would include shooting several people in the course of a robbery, or setting a crowded nightclub on fire. This is an ambiguous term, similar to serial killing and spree killing. The USA Bureau of Justice Statistics defines a mass murder as "[involving] the murder of four or more victims at one location, within one event." Most mass murderers fall into one of three categories: family annihilators, ...

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Mass murder, Mass murder - Mass murder by individuals, Mass murder - Mass murder by terrorists, Mass murder - Mass murder by a state, Mass murder - Mass murder in warfare, Mass murder - Mass murderers

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Northern Ireland was covered by an ice sheet for most of the last ice age and on numerous previous occasions, the legacy of which can be seen in the extensive coverage of drumlins in Counties Fermanagh, Armagh, Antrim and particularly Down. The centrepiece of Northern Ireland's geography is Lough Neagh, at 151 mi² (392 km²) the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles. A second extensive lake system is centred on Lower and Upper Lough Erne in Fermanagh. There are substantial uplands in the Sperrin Mountains (an extension of the ...

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Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland - Demographics and politics, Northern Ireland - Symbols, Northern Ireland - Geography and climate, Northern Ireland - The Counties in Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland - Towns and villages, Northern Ireland - Places of interest, Northern Ireland - Variations in Geographic nomenclature, Northern Ireland - Economy, Northern Ireland - History, Northern Ireland - Partition of Ireland partition of Ulster, Northern Ireland - 1925 to the present, Northern Ireland - Culture, Northern Ireland - Languages

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In 1881, under the Cardwell-Childers reforms, the British Army's structure was substantially reorganised: many regiments were amalgamted, given city or county affiliation and the regular, militia, and volunteer battalions were integrated into one regimental structure. Thus, on 1 July, the two battalions of the 8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot became the 1st and 2nd Battalions, The King's (Liverpool Regiment). The 8th King's had been associated with Liverpool since 1873, when the regiment was allocated to the 13th Brigade Depot in Liv ...

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The King's Regiment Liverpool, The King's Regiment Liverpool - History, The King's Regiment Liverpool - Colonial wars 1881-1914, The King's Regiment Liverpool - World War I 1914-1918, The King's Regiment Liverpool - Inter-War 1918-1939, The King's Regiment Liverpool - World War II 1939-1945, The King's Regiment Liverpool - Post-World War II 1945-1958, The King's Regiment Liverpool - Battalions, The King's Regiment Liverpool - Victoria Cross recipients, The King's Regiment Liverpool - Battle honours

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List of towns in Northern Ireland, List of towns in Northern Ireland - A, List of towns in Northern Ireland - B, List of towns in Northern Ireland - C, List of towns in Northern Ireland - D, List of towns in Northern Ireland - E, List of towns in Northern Ireland - G, List of towns in Northern Ireland - H, List of towns in Northern Ireland - K, List of towns in Northern Ireland - L, List of towns in Northern Ireland - M, List of towns in Northern Ireland - N, List of towns in Northern Ireland - O, List of towns in Northern Ireland - P, List of towns in Northern Ireland - R, List of towns in Northern Ireland - S, List of towns in Northern Ireland - W

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Hamilton was educated at Eton College and the Royal Agricultural College. In 1952, he was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards. From 1964 to 1970, he was MP for Fermanagh & South Tyrone . In 1986, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of County Tyrone. In 1999, he was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Garter, and he is the colonel of the Irish Guards; additionally, he was appointed Lord Steward of the Royal Household in 2001. He is one of the largest land owners in Northern Ireland with more than 15,000 acres. His s ...

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James Hamilton 5th Duke of Abercorn, James Hamilton 5th Duke of Abercorn - Biography, James Hamilton 5th Duke of Abercorn - Family and Children

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List of terrorist incidents - 1970. February 21: A bomb explodes in the rear of Swissair Flight 330, causing it to crash near Zürich, Switzerland, killing 38 passengers and all 9 crew members. May 8: Avivim school bus massacre by Palestinian PLO members, killing nine children, three adults and crippling 19. August 24: the Army Mathematics Research Center on the University of Wisconsin campus was blown up resulting in one death September 6: Coordinated hijacking of four airliners. ...

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List of terrorist incidents, List of terrorist incidents - Pre-11th century, List of terrorist incidents - 11th-18th century, List of terrorist incidents - 19th century, List of terrorist incidents - 1900s-1940s, List of terrorist incidents - 1950s, List of terrorist incidents - 1960s, List of terrorist incidents - 1970s, List of terrorist incidents - 1970, List of terrorist incidents - 1971, List of terrorist incidents - 1972, List of terrorist incidents - 1973, List of terrorist incidents - 1974, List of terrorist incidents - 1975, List of terrorist incidents - 1976, List of terrorist incidents - 1977, List of terrorist incidents - 1978, List of terrorist incidents - 1979, List of terrorist incidents - 1980s, List of terrorist incidents - 1980, List of terrorist incidents - 1981, List of terrorist incidents - 1982, List of terrorist incidents - 1983, List of terrorist incidents - 1984, List of terrorist incidents - 1985, List of terrorist incidents - 1986, List of terrorist incidents - 1987, List of terrorist incidents - 1988, List of terrorist incidents - 1989, List of terrorist incidents - 1990s, List of terrorist incidents - 1990, List of terrorist incidents - 1991, List of terrorist incidents - 1992, List of terrorist incidents - 1993, List of terrorist incidents - 1994, List of terrorist incidents - 1995, List of terrorist incidents - 1996, List of terrorist incidents - 1997, List of terrorist incidents - 1998, List of terrorist incidents - 1999, List of terrorist incidents - 2000s, List of terrorist incidents - 2000, List of terrorist incidents - 2001, List of terrorist incidents - 2002, List of terrorist incidents - 2003, List of terrorist incidents - 2004, List of terrorist incidents - 2005, List of terrorist incidents - 2006

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