Omagh Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Northern Ireland
About Omagh
In 1998 there was optimism in Omagh, as elsewhere in the UK and Ireland, that the Troubles were behind them. The Good Friday Agreement, signed on 10 April 1998, bound all sides to non-violence and a series of reforms on civil rights, policing, military de-escalation and recognition of sovereignty. Sinn Féin the republican political faction supported the agreement, but a splinter group called the Real IRA saw it as betraying the struggle for a united Ireland. They began a campaign of bombings against symbolic targets and the security forces, and their car bomb in Omagh was the worst single act of violence in the entire Troubles. On 13 Aug a maroon Vauxhall Cavalier was stolen in the Republic, fitted with fake Northern Ireland plates, and loaded with 500 lb (230 kg) of explosives; the man wh
Top Attractions in Omagh
Explore the best things to see and do in Omagh:
- ★Abingdon Collection
- ★Strule Arts Centre
- ★Ulster American Folk Park
Where to Eat in Omagh
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Grants of Omagh
- 🍴Main Street Omagh
Where to Stay in Omagh
- 🏨Mullaghmore House
- 🏨Pinewood Lodge
- 🏨Silverbirch Hotel
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