Omagh Courthouse
| Omagh Courthouse | |
|---|---|
 Omagh Courthouse | |
  Omagh Courthouse Location within Northern Ireland | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical style |
| Address | Omagh, County Tyrone |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°36′00″N 7°18′16″W / 54.6000°N 7.3045°W |
| Completed | 1814 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | John Hargrave |
Omagh Courthouse is a judicial facility in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
History
The building, which was designed by John Hargrave in the Neoclassical style, was completed in 1814.[1] The building was originally used as a facility for dispensing justice but, following the implementation of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, which established county councils in every county, it also became the meeting place for Tyrone County Council.[2] The county council moved to County Hall in Omagh in 1962.[3] On 15 August 1998 there was a car bomb attack on the courthouse initiated as part of a Dissident Irish Republican campaign;[4] it killed 29 people (including a woman pregnant with twins) and injured some 220 others.[5]
References
- ^ Rowan, Alistair (1979). North West Ulster: The Counties of London Derry, Donegal, Fermanagh and Tyrone. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300096675.
- ^ "No. 1436". The Belfast Gazette. 31 December 1948. p. 326.
- ^ Rowan, Alistair (1979). North West Ulster: The Counties of Londonderry, Donegal, Fermanagh and Tyrone (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland). Yale University Press. p. 448. ISBN 978-0300096675.
- ^ Mooney, John; O'Toole, Michael (2004). Black Operations: The Secret War Against the Real IRA. Maverick House. pp. 211–2. ISBN 0-9542945-9-9.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ "Omagh coroner rules on unborn twins". BBC News. 28 September 2000. Retrieved 9 February 2016.