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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. [7] Omagh was founded as a town in 1610.
St Julian's Road is a former football stadium in Omagh, Northern Ireland.It was the home ground of Omagh Town until the dissolution of the club in June 2005. The ground, which featured a grass pitch, had a capacity of 5000, made up of thirty 30 VIP places, 250 covered seats, 4720 standing places (3220 covered and 1500 uncovered). [1]
Omagh leased the land and developed a football stadium. The stadium had a natural grass pitch, with a capacity of 5000 with 30 VIP places, 250 covered seats, 3220 covered standing places and 1500 uncovered standing places. Supporters of Omagh Town called the club "The Town". The club also supported darts, women's football and poolmembers.
On that day they visited the Ulster-American Folk Park on the outskirts of Omagh before going into the town itself in the afternoon to shop when the bomb exploded at 3.04pm.
Its county town is Omagh. Adjoined to the south-west shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 1,261 square miles (3,266 km 2), [1] making it the largest of Northern Ireland's six counties by size, and the second largest county in Ulster after Donegal.
The bomb exploded in Omagh town centre on a busy Saturday afternoon in 1998 [PA/ Paul McErlane] The Irish government has promised to co-operate with the inquiry – the bombers launched the attack ...
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Debra-Anne Cartwright, 20, was working in a beauty salon in Omagh on the day of the attack in 1998. ... Ms Cartwright, from Birchwood in Omagh, was working in a beauty salon in the town centre.