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Loughmacrory

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Loughmacrory
The village in 2009
Loughmacrory is located in Northern Ireland
Loughmacrory
Loughmacrory
Location within Northern Ireland
Population237 
• Belfast47 mi (76 km)
• Dublin95 mi (153 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOMAGH
Postcode districtBT79
Dialling code028
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Tyrone
54°37′30″N 7°6′28″W / 54.62500°N 7.10778°W / 54.62500; -7.10778

Loughmacrory (AKA the lough)(/lɒx.məˈkrɔːri/ lokh-mə-KROR-ee; from Irish Loch Mhic Ruairí, meaning 'MacRuairí's lake')[1] is a village and townland (of 1651 acres) in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The village is situated 8 miles (13 km) east of Omagh in the historic barony of Omagh East and the civil parish of Termonmaguirk.[2] it had a population of 237 in the 2001 Census. Loughmacrory has houses, shops, a church and a primary school. There is also an old mill and ancient cairns nearby.

Loughmacrory is part of the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area.

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References

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  1. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. ^ "Loughmacrory". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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