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County town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
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Omagh is a town in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. It's a centre of local government and market town with a population of 20,500 in 2021, at the confluence of two small rivers that form the Strule River. Its name is indelibly linked to the bombing of 1998, but its chief attraction is the nearby Ulster American Folk Park, exploring the emigrant experience.
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One enthusiast's motoring collection, with World War II militaria, civilian classics, and models. Only by pre-booked tour.
This was the birthplace in 1813 of Thomas Mellon, founder of the US banking dynasty. It's now an open air museum showing the emigrant experience from the 18th to 20th centuries. Start with the Old World section, in buildings depicting town and country life in Ulster. Then move through the dockyard and ship section, with a replica emigrant ship. Then in the New World section you see their life in the East Coast cities and farmlands, pushing west out to the Frontier.
Rotating art exhibitions in the gallery, 400-seat theatre, 125-seat lecture theatre, dance and recording studios and cafe.
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Restaurant with trad food, good beer and live music. Also has rooms.
Long-established Irish restaurant with trad food, named for Ulysses Grant.
Lively bar with TV sport and bistro.
Comfy welcoming place right in town centre.
Friendly comfy hotel north side of town, good food, live music at weekends.
Quirky Georgian property, but it's room-only and doesn't do breakfast.
Friendly cosy B&B southwest edge of town.
Splendid welcoming B&B in the countryside.
Peaceful B&B four miles out of town.
For the Ulster American Folk Park, take Bus 273 / 97 towards Strabane. For the Abingdon motor collection, take the same bus as far as Mountjoy post office.
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