OMAGH
Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume
V20,
Page 98
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
OMAGH
, a See also:market See also:town and the See also:county town of county See also:Tyrone, See also:Ireland, on the See also:river Strule, 1294 M
.
N.W. by N. from See also:Dublin by the See also:Londonderry See also:line of the See also:Great See also:Northern railway, here joined by a See also:branch from See also:Enniskillen
.
Pop
.
(1901) 4789
.
The greater See also:part of the town is picturesquely situated on a steep slope above the river
.
The milling and See also:linen See also:industries are carried on, and monthly fairs are held
.
The See also:Protestant See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church has a lofty and handsome See also:spire, and the See also:Roman See also:Catholic church stands well on the See also:summit of a See also:- HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
hill
.
A See also:castle, of which there are scanty remains, was of sufficient importance to stand sieges in 1509 and 1641, being rebuilt after its See also:total destruction in the first See also:case
.
The town is governed by an See also:urban See also:district See also:council
.
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