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{{short description|County town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland}}
{{about|the town of Omagh|the film of same name|Omagh (film)}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{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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|population                   = 20,458
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|post_town                    = OMAGH
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|postcode_district            = BT78, BT79
|dial_code                    = 028
|constituency_westminster     = [[West Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)|West Tyrone]]
|constituency_ni_assembly     = [[West Tyrone (Assembly constituency)|West Tyrone]]
|lieutenancy_northern_ireland = [[County Tyrone]]
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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 {{langx|ga|An Ómaigh}} {{IPA-ga|ənˠ ˈoːmˠiː|}}, meaning 'the virgin plain')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.logainm.ie/1166552.aspx |title=An Ómaigh/Omagh co.Tyrtone |website=Logainm.ie |access-date=20 October 2016 |archive-date=30 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830074809/http://www.logainm.ie/1166552.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> is the [[county town]] of [[County Tyrone]], Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers [[River Drumragh|Drumragh]] and [[Camowen River|Camowen]] meet to form the [[River Strule|Strule]]. Northern Ireland's capital city, [[Belfast]], is 68 miles (109.5&nbsp;km) to the east of Omagh, and [[Derry]] is 34 miles (55&nbsp;km) to the north.
The town had a population of 20,458 at the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 Census]].<ref name="2021 pop"/> At the time of 2011 Census the former [[Omagh District Council|district council]], which was the largest in [[County Tyrone]], had a population of 51,356.<ref name=Census2011LGD>{{cite web |title=Census 2011 Population Statistics for Omagh Local Government District |url= https://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/AreaProfileReportViewer.aspx?FromAPAddressMulipleRecords=Omagh@Exact%20match%20of%20location%20name:%20@Exact%20Match%20Of%20Location%20Name:%20%20Omagh@3? |url-status=live |publisher=Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) |access-date=10 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923152754/https://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/AreaProfileReportViewer.aspx?FromAPAddressMulipleRecords=Omagh%40Exact+match+of+location+name%3A+%40Exact+Match+Of+Location+Name%3A++Omagh%403%3F |archive-date=23 September 2021}}</ref> Omagh contains the headquarters of the [[Western Education and Library Board]], and also houses offices for the [[Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs]] at Sperrin House, the [[Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland)|Department for Infrastructure]] and the [[Roads Service|Northern Ireland Roads Service]] at the Tyrone County Hall and the [[Department of Finance and Personnel|Northern Ireland Land & Property Services]] at Boaz House.
==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>
On 30 December 1942, a [[Consolidated PBY Catalina|Consolidated Catalina Ib]] of [[No. 240 Squadron RAF]] that was operating from [[RAF Killadeas]] crashed into the town. The crash killed all eleven occupants, however no one on the ground was killed or injured. The cause of the crash was never ascertained.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19421230-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Consolidated Catalina Ib (PBY-5B) FP239 Omagh, Reaghan, Northern Ireland|first=Harro|last=Ranter|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=9 November 2017|archive-date=10 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110005003/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19421230-0|url-status=live}}</ref>
Omagh Town Hall, which opened on 29 September 1915, hosted many prominent performers, including the actors [[Anew McMaster]], [[Micheál Mac Liammóir]] and [[Jimmy O'Dea]], before it was demolished to make way for the Strule Arts Centre in 1997.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ulsterherald.com/2019/02/01/share-your-omagh-town-hall-memories/|title=Share your Omagh Town Hall memories|date=1 February 2019|newspaper=Ulster Herald|access-date=5 June 2021|archive-date=23 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923152753/https://ulsterherald.com/2019/02/01/share-your-omagh-town-hall-memories/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===The Troubles===
{{main|The Troubles in Omagh|Omagh bombing}}
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 [[Irish Republican Army|calling itself the Irish Republican Army]] made its first public statement later that month claiming responsibility for the killing.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Provos claim Kerr murder and vow more attacks|author=Suzanne Breen|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/former-provos-claim-kerr-murder-and-vow-more-attacks-15146426.html|newspaper=Belfast Telegraph|date=22 April 2011|access-date=26 April 2011|archive-date=26 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426010813/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/former-provos-claim-kerr-murder-and-vow-more-attacks-15146426.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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>
==Demographics==
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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|Irish|DarkOrchid|42.4}}
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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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=== 2021 Census ===
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>
=== 2011 Census ===
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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|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|Jan high F = 46
|Feb high F = 48
|Mar high F = 50
|Apr high F = 54
|May high F = 61
|Jun high F = 64
|Jul high F = 66
|Aug high F = 66
|Sep high F = 63
|Oct high F = 55
|Nov high F = 50
|Dec high F = 46
|year high F = 55
|Jan low F = 36
|Feb low F = 36
|Mar low F = 37
|Apr low F = 37
|May low F = 43
|Jun low F = 48
|Jul low F = 52
|Aug low F = 52
|Sep low F = 48
|Oct low F = 43
|Nov low F = 39
|Dec low F = 36
|year low F = 43
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.7
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.1
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.1
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.9
|May precipitation inch = 2.8
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.7
|Jul precipitation inch = 3
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.5
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.4
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.8
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.9
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.6
|year precipitation inch = 41.4
|source 1 = Weatherbase <ref name=Weatherbase>{{cite web |title=Weatherbase.com |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=591403&cityname=Omagh-Northern-Ireland |url-status=live |publisher=Weatherbase |year=2013 |access-date=12 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923152740/http://www.weatherbase.com/ |archive-date=23 September 2021}} Retrieved on 12 July 2013.</ref>
|date=July 2013
}}
===Wards===
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.
===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.]]
The [[Ulster American Folk Park]] near Omagh includes the cottage where [[Thomas Mellon]] was born in 1813, before emigrating to [[Pennsylvania]], in the United States when he was five. His son [[Andrew W. Mellon]] became [[United States Department of the Treasury|secretary]] of the [[United States Department of the Treasury|US Treasury]]. The park is an open-air museum that explores the journey made by the Irish (specifically those from Ulster) to America during the 1800s. The park is used to host events during Easter, Christmas, [[Fourth of July]] and [[Halloween]]. It also hosts a major [[Bluegrass music|Bluegrass]] festival every year. Over 127,000 people visited the park in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.folkpark.com/ |title=National Museums Northern Ireland – Welcome |website=Folkpark.com |access-date=20 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704101109/http://www.folkpark.com/ |archive-date=4 July 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
The [[Gortin Glens Forest Park]], {{convert|16|km|mi}} north of Omagh, is a large forest with a deer enclosure and several waterfalls and lakes.
[[Strule Arts Centre]] opened in 2007 is an example of urban renewal in Omagh town centre: a modern civic building, in a newly created public space reclaimed from the formerly disused area, between the River Strule and High Street.
===Parks===
Omagh has over 20 playgrounds for children,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omagh.gov.uk/quality_of_life/healthy_district/childrens_play_area/|title=Omagh District : Quality Of Life : Healthy District : Childrens Play Area : Omagh County Town of Tyrone Northern Ireland at the Foothills of the Sperrins|date=26 July 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030726014516/http://www.omagh.gov.uk/quality_of_life/healthy_district/childrens_play_area/|archive-date=26 July 2003|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and a large amount of green open area for all the public. The largest of these is the [[Grange Park (Omagh)|Grange Park]], located near the town centre. Many areas around the meanders of the River Strule have also been developed into open areas. [[Omagh Leisure Complex]] is a large public amenity, near the Grange Park and is set in {{convert|11|ha|acre|abbr=off}} of landscaped grounds and features a [[leisure centre]], boating pond, [[astroturf]] pitch and cycle paths.
===Retail===
[[File:Omagh lower market street in 2001.jpg|thumbnail|Lower Market Street]]
Omagh is the main retail centre for Tyrone, as well as the West of Ulster (behind Derry and [[Letterkenny]]), due to its central location. In the period 2000–2003, over £80 million was invested in Omagh, and {{convert|60960|m2|ft2|abbr=on}} of new retail space was created. Shopping areas in Omagh include the Main Street, Great Northern Road Retail Park and the Showgrounds Retail Park on Sedan Avenue in the town centre. Market Street/High Street is also a prominent shopping street, which includes high street stores such as [[DV8 (fashion store)|DV8]] and [[Primark]].
===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>
Construction for the project began in March 2014, and the OASIS plaza was officially opened in June 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://ulsterherald.com/2015/06/21/omaghs-4-5m-oasis-project-is-ready-to-rock/ | publisher = Ulster Herald | website = ulsterherald.com | date = 21 June 2015 | title = Omagh's £4.5m OASIS project is ready to rock | access-date = 30 January 2019 | archive-date = 25 July 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150725203834/http://ulsterherald.com/2015/06/21/omaghs-4-5m-oasis-project-is-ready-to-rock/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
==Transport==
[[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.
==Education==
Omagh has a number of educational institutions at different levels. Omagh was also the headquarters of the [[Western Education and Library Board]] (WELB), located at Campsie House on the Hospital Road, before all local education boards in Northern Ireland were combined into the [[Education Authority]] in 2015.
'''Primary schools (elementary schools)'''
*Christ The King Primary School
*Gibson Primary School
*Gillygooley Primary School
*Holy Family Primary School
*Omagh County Primary School (and Nursery School)
*Omagh Integrated Primary School (and Nursery School)
*St Mary's Primary School
*St Conor's Primary School
*Gaelscoil na gCrann Irish language Primary school (and Naíscoil – Irish language nursery school)
*Recarson Primary School – Arvalee
'''Grammar/secondary school'''
*[[CBS Omagh|Christian Brothers Grammar School]]
*[[Drumragh Integrated College]]
*[[Loreto Grammar School, Omagh|Loreto Grammar School]]
*[[Omagh Academy]]
*[[Omagh High School]]
*[[Sacred Heart College, Omagh|Sacred Heart College]]
'''Colleges/universities'''
*[[Omagh College of Further Education]]
===Lisanelly Shared Educational Campus===
The [[Department for Education]] proposed to co-locate Omagh's six existing secondary schools on the former 190-acre [[St Lucia Barracks, Omagh|St Lucia Army Barracks]], as one large shared educational campus. In April 2009, at the inaugural Lisanelly Shared Educational Campus Steering Group meeting held in Arvalee School and Resource Centre, the Education Minister, [[Caitríona Ruane]] announced that funding had been allocated for exemplar designs and associated technical work for a shared educational campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omaghlisanellycampus.org/?page_id%3D2 |title=Omagh Schools Campus » About the Project |access-date=5 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209060846/http://www.omaghlisanellycampus.org/?page_id=2 |archive-date=9 December 2013 }}</ref> The construction was expected to cost in excess of £120 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-24634794|title=Lisanelly: Work begins to create shared campus in Omagh|date=23 October 2013|publisher=BBC|access-date=21 June 2018|archive-date=29 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229214240/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-24634794|url-status=live}}</ref> As of March 2022, the shared education campus was scheduled to open in 2026.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-60708475|title=Landmark Strule shared education campus faces further delay|date=12 March 2022|newspaper=BBC|access-date=29 November 2022}}</ref>
==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)
*Evangelical Presbyterian Church
*Gillygooley Presbyterian Church
*First Omagh [[Presbyterian Church In Ireland|Presbyterian]]
*Independent Methodist
*Kingdom Hall of [[Jehovah's Witnesses]]
*Omagh Baptist
*Omagh Community Church (non-denominational)
*Omagh [[Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster|Free Presbyterian]] Church
*Omagh Gospel Hall (A company of Christians sometimes referred to as "open brethren")
*Omagh Methodist
*Sacred Heart (Roman Catholic)
*St. Columba's ([[Church of Ireland]])
*St. Mary's ( Roman Catholic)
*[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church)
*Trinity Presbyterian Church
==International relations==
* [[L'Haÿ-les-Roses]], [[France]]
==Culture==
===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.
[[Healy Park]] is the home of [[Tyrone GAA]] and the county's largest and main sports stadium located on the [[Gortin]] Road, has a capacity nearing 25,000,<ref>{{cite web|title=World Stadiums|url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/europe/countries/united_kingdom/northern_ireland.shtml|access-date=7 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925043159/http://www.worldstadiums.com/europe/countries/united_kingdom/northern_ireland.shtml|archive-date=25 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ulstercollegesgaa.org/venues/healy-park|title=Healy Park, Omagh|publisher=Ulster Colleges GAA|access-date=7 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728142006/http://www.ulstercollegesgaa.org/venues/healy-park|archive-date=28 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and had the distinction of being the first Gaelic-games stadium in Ulster to have floodlights.<ref>{{cite news|title=Healy Park set to unveil lights|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/4875746.stm|work=BBC News|date=6 April 2006|access-date=7 March 2011|archive-date=3 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403044644/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/4875746.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
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>
==Notable people==
{{See also|Category:People from Omagh}}
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]])
*[[Benedict Kiely]] (1919–2007) – author (''Land Without Stars'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0209/kielyd.html|title=RTÉ News: Writer Benedict Kiely dies aged 87|website=[[RTÉ.ie]]|date=23 March 2007|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070323072243/http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0209/kielyd.html|archive-date=23 March 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishwriters-online.com/benedictkiely.html|title=Benedict Kiely|date=12 June 2002|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020612082741/http://www.irishwriters-online.com/benedictkiely.html|archive-date=12 June 2002|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*[[Brian Friel]] (1929–2015) – playwright was born in Knockmoyle near Omagh.
*[[Frankie McBride]] (born 1944) – country musician
*[[Arty McGlynn]] (1944–2019) – International renowned guitarist.
*[[Linda Martin]] (born 1947) – musician ([[Eurovision Song Contest]]-winner 1992)
*[[Sam Neill|Sir Sam Neill]] (born 1947) – [[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]] actor (born in Omagh)<ref>{{IMDb name|0000554|Sam Neill}}</ref>
*[[Gerard McSorley]] (born 1950) – actor,<ref>{{IMDb name|0574561|Gerard McSorley}}</ref> films include [[Veronica Guerin (film)|Veronica Guerin]] and ''[[Omagh (film)|Omagh]]''
*[[Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster|The 6th Duke of Westminster]] (1951–2016) – peer and major landowner.
*[[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) –International bassoonist, clarinettist and saxophonist
*[[Ivan Sproule]] (born 1981) – former [[Irish Football Association|Northern Irish]] football international.
*[[Joe McMahon]] (born 1983) – [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland]]-winning [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] [[Gaelic football]]er.
*[[Juliet Turner]] – singer/songwriter
*[[Phil Taggart]] (born 1987) – BBC Radio 1 DJ
*[[Janet Devlin]] (born 1994) – X-Factor Finalist 2011 (5th place)
*[[Justin McMahon]] – [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland]]-winning [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] [[Gaelic football]]er.
*[[Barley Bree]] – Irish Folk Group
*[[Aoife McArdle]] – Film Director
*[[Martina Devlin]] – Journalist and author
*[[Whitey McDonald]] (born 1902) – football player [[Northern Ireland national football team]], [[Rangers F.C.]] and [[Bethlehem Steel F.C. (1907–30)]].  Inductee, [[Canada Soccer Hall of Fame]]
==Notes==
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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 }}
==External links==
{{Commons category|Omagh}}
{{Wikivoyage}}
* [http://www.omaghchamber.com/ Omagh Chamber of Commerce & Industry Website]
* [http://www.libraryireland.com/UlsterDirectory1910/Omagh.php/ Omagh Directory 1910]
* [https://www.flickr.com/groups/390346@N25/ Flickr group of Omagh photos]
* {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Omagh |short=x}}
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