Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Cappagh
Cappagh in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Cappagh is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Cappagh (Irish: Ceapach (tilled or cultivated land)) is a small village and townland in the parish of Pomeroy in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Around 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Dungannon, it is between Pomeroy, Ballygawley, Galbally and Carrickmore, with the hamlet of Galbally about one mile to the east. Most of the land around Cappagh is farmland although a quarry lies just outside the village. In County Tyrone, there is also the parish of Cappagh which includes part of the town of Omagh and small village of Mountfield.
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Background
Description
At least 10 people in and around Cappagh lost their lives during the Troubles, according to CAIN website. Three were members of the IRA, three were RUC police officers, one was a former soldier in the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR), two were Catholic civilians and the tenth member was a Protestant civilian. The first person from the area to die was a Catholic civilian who was shot and killed in January 1974 by loyalist assailants. The three IRA members and one of the Catholic civilians were killed by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) in an incident outside a local bar on 3 March 1991; a unit of the UVF's Mid-Ulster Brigade drove to the staunchly republican village and shot dead the four…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5428, -6.9258
- District
- Mid Ulster
- Postcode
- BT70 2PD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Ulster
Sources
- wikidata: Q3657300 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cappagh, County Tyrone (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cappagh?
- Cappagh is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT70 2PD).
- Is Cappagh free to visit?
- Yes, Cappagh is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cappagh?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT70 2PD. It sits within the Mid Ulster parliamentary constituency.