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.
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.
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
On-site accomodations
Restaurant or food service
Appalachian & Blue Grass Music Festival
This annual two-day festival showcases the Irish origin of American Appalachian music.
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.
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.
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.
All values are in local currency
Hours
March 1 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
October 1 to February 28
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
| Family | 18.50 |
| Adult | 6.50 |
| Child 18 & under | 4.00 |
| Concession or reduced rate | 4.00 |
| Child 4 & under | FREE |
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
Restaurant or food service
Wheelchair loan or rental
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.
