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Omagh Attractions

Another place of tourist interest is Omagh (pop. 8,000), in the county town of Tyrone, with excellent salmon fishing and good walking in the Sperrin Mountains.
Omagh also offers a modern cinema, leisure complex and water sports center. The town was once a significant agricultural and political center. The O'Neills, the great Earls of Ulster, had a holding here. Prior to their arrival Omagh was a monastic retreat and today it is possible to visit the excavations at Dunmisk.
An Creagán - Visitor Centre
The An Creagán interpretive center offers the visitor insight into the scientific curiosities of the region, in particular the raised black bogs. Visitors can wander along trails on bogs and through the forest.
Address
An Creagán Vistor Centre
Creggan
Omagh BT79 9AF
Northern Ireland
Hours
Always closed on:
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Guides
Interpretive sessions sometimes available.
Facilities
Gift shop
On-site accomodations
Restaurant or food service
Typical Visit
1 hour 30 minutes
Appalachian & Blue Grass Music Festival
This annual two-day festival showcases the Irish origin of American Appalachian music.
Address
Ulster American Folk Park
Mellon Road
Omagh BT78 5QY
Northern Ireland
Beaghmore Stone Circles
The Beaghmore Stone Circles form a mysterious complex of seven Bronze Age stone formations.
Fivemiletown - Coach & Carriage Museum
A special feature at the Coach & Carriage Museum in Fivemiletown is an 1825 London to Oxford stagecoach. The oldest carriage (1790) on display was privately owned while the most recent belonged to a country doctor (1910).
Fivemiletown - Display Centre, Ireland
(Near Omagh)
At the Fivemiletown Display Centre visitors can see archival material on William Carleton along with Clogher Valley memorabilia, antique bottles and craftsmen's tools.
Ormagh - Gortin Glen Forest Park
The park includes a 5mi road with several stopping places to enjoy the views. Nature trails, picnic sites, a visitor center, a silka deer enclosure and a wildfowl sanctuary are also located in the park.
Address
Gortin Glen Forest Park
163 Glenpark Road
Ormagh BT79 7DH
Northern Ireland
Tips
Open dawn to dusk.
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Typical Visit
1 hour
Sperrin Heritage Centre
At the Sperrin Heritage Centre visitors can try out a Klondike-style gold pan. The Centre also offers a high-tech exhibit on Treasures of the Sperrins, a general store and other natural history displays.
Address
Sperrin Heritage Centre
274 Glenelly Road, Gortin

Omagh BT79 8LS
Northern Ireland
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Typical Visit
50 minutes
Ulster American Folk Park
The Ulster American Folk Park contains a life-size re-creation of the 18th C. town that emigrants left behind in Ireland, plus a replica of the New World dwellings they moved to in Pennsylvania. Both the suffering and hopes of the immigrants are vividly brought to life. This attraction is without doubt one of the most popular in Ireland.
Address
Ulster American Folk Park
Mellon Road
Omagh BT78 5QY
Northern Ireland
Hours
March 1 to September 30
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosed10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Close 17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
October 1 to February 28
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosed10:0010:0010:0010:0011:0011:00
Close 16:0016:0016:0016:0016:0016:00
Cost
Family 18.50
Adult 6.50
Child 18 & under 4.00
Concession or reduced rate 4.00
Child 4 & underFREE
All values are in local currency
Tips
Last admission 1.5 hour before closing.
Parking
Free
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Wheelchair loan or rental
Typical Visit
2 hours 30 minutes
Ulster History Park
The Ulster History Park is a 35 acre complex which chronicles the timespan between 8000 BC and the mid 17th C. It focuses on the theme of Irish settlement and features both authentic buildings and reconstructions from mesolithic to medieval times. At the center of the park is a 89 foot stone built round tower.
Address
Ulster History Park
Cullion
Omagh BT79 7SU
Northern Ireland
Parking
Free
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Child or day care
Gift shop
Wheelchair loan or rental
Typical Visit
2 hours 30 minutes
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