Omagh East

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Omagh East
An Ómaigh Thoir[1] (Irish)
Location of Omagh East, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Location of Omagh East, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyTyrone

Omagh East (named after Omagh town) is a barony in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.[2] It is bordered by nine other baronies: Omagh West and Lurg to the west; Strabane Lower and Strabane Upper to the north; Dungannon Middle and Dungannon Upper to the east; Clogher and Tirkennedy to the south; and Dungannon Lower to the south-east.[2]

List of main settlements[edit]

List of civil parishes[edit]

Below is a list of civil parishes in Omagh East:[3]

  • Cappagh (split with Strabane Upper)
  • Clogherny
  • Donacavey (split with barony of Clogher)
  • Dromore
  • Drumragh
  • Kilskeery
  • Magheracross (split with barony of Tirkennedy)
  • Termonmaguirk (split with barony of Strabane Upper)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Omagh East". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
  3. ^ "PRONI Parishes of County Tyrone". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.