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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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Wilson edged out Champ Clark to win the presidential nomination in the presidential election of 1912. William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt split the Republican vote, but many analysts argue that Wilson could have defeated either one of them (because Taft people would not vote for Roosevelt and vice versa). Wilson experienced early success by implementing his "New Freedom" pledges of antitrust modification, tariff revision, and reform in banking and currency matters. His actions led to the establishment of the Federal ...

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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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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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Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton, Virginia in 1856 to Reverend Dr. Joseph Ruggles Wilson and Janet Woodrow, making him the last president born in that state. His ancestry was Scots-Irish going back to Strabane, in modern-day Northern Ireland. Wilson spent the majority of his childhood in Augusta, Georgia and also lived in Columbia, South Carolina from 1870-1874 after his father accepted a teaching position at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He always claimed that his earliest memory was of hearing that Abraham Lincoln had be ...

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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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UTC/GMT (IST/BST in Summer) Telephone area codes - From Northern Ireland : 8224 xxxx OR 8225 xxxx From Republic of Ireland : (048) 8224 xxxx OR (048) 8225 xxxx From rest of United Kingdom : (028) 8224 xxxx OR (028) 8225 xxxx UK Parliament Constituency - West Tyrone Nickname(s) - 'The Three Spires' - From the town's skyline 'The Wettest Town In Ireland' - See above (climate). 'Whisky Town' Highest Point (Building)See also:

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Omagh can receive all of the standard terrestrial television channels (both British and Irish) and can have cable, satellite and Freeview. Many radio stations are available in the town and Omagh has its own local radio station - Q101.2 West FM. BBC Radio Ulster also has a studio in the town. All (national) Irish and British newspapers are available in the town. Local Newspapers - The Tyrone Advertiser The Tyrone Consitution The Tyrone Herald The Ulster Herald See also - List of Irish newspapers List of newspapers in the United Kingdom < ...

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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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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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The wider area surrounding Strabane is scenic and very attractive with many forests and glens. People come from all over the world to fish in the beautiful River Mourne, including golfing legend Tiger Woods, particularly between Victoria Bridge and Strabane. The town is home to one of Ireland's largest and most picturesque golf courses. The National Trust owns the Strabane house in which John Dunlap learnt the printing trade. The house has been visited by many famous people, for example 42nd US President Bill Clinton, and is located at the end of the Main Street (An Príomhsráid). Dunlap went on to print ...

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At the last council elections in May 2005, members of Strabane District Council were elected from the following political parties: 8 Sinn Féin, 3 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), 2 Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), 2 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and 1 Independent Nationalist. The current Council Chairman is Councillor Brian McMahon (Sinn Féin). The Strabane District Council area covers an area of 861.6 sq km and according to the 2001 Census, the council area had a total population of 38,250. Pat Doherty MP, of Sinn Féin, represents Strabane as part of t ...

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Strabane has seen a revival of Irish Gaelic culture over the last decade. The local Gaelic football team, Strabane Sigersons, and the hurling team, Strabane Seamrogaí, are ever expanding. Hundreds of children attend the local Irish language Gaelscoil and Irish language groups are flourishing. One of Strabane's most striking features are five 20ft steel structures: two dancers, a fiddle player on the Lifford side, a flute player on the Strabane side and a drummer in the middle. Designed by Maurice Harron, they were placed at the former British Army base at the Donegal border. Affectionately ...

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