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(Welcome to Omagh) - Mr Stephen McKenna, (nom de plume Raymond-na-Hatta) annually complies a Christmas quiz , these are taken from his facts, some of which I have brought up to date. These and much more can be viewed in archived editions of the Ulster Herald stored in the Public Library at Spillars Place, Omagh

Friday, 8 January 2010

'Prospect Terrace' an old Street name in the Hill, has recently been transferred to a new development. Where is it?
At the rear of the new Boots chemists store, High Street.

Where, in the last century, was New Street?
The present John Street.

And where was Dry Bridge Street?
Abbey Street/Lower Castle Street.

What occupied the site before the present Courthouse was begun in 1814?
A Prison.

Dublin is 110 miles from Omagh. How far is that in Irish miles?
86

Old street directories list several Omagh people as being 'scutchers' or 'hacklers' by occupation. With what

industry were they connected?
Flax/linen.

The Reform Stores closed in 1987. Why was it so named?
'Reform.' then meant Temperance, Abstinence from intoxicating liquors. The original proprietor was a great advocate

of the cause, despite being named Porter .

Can you name 5 Omagh, taverns/restaurants/hotels / past or present, that include the name of an animal in their

titles?
The White Hart Hotel, The Bear's Paw, The Hogs-head, the Pink Elephant, The Fox's Lair.

Where, a century ago, was Henderson's Foundry?
At the site of the present Hocketts Villas, off Kevlin Road.

When was Cinemascope first introduced into Omagh?
1955. The film — 'The Student Prince'.

What height is Mullaghcarn Mountain ain (in feet)?
1778 feet.

Where,on Omagh's main street, was the Infirmary?
At the site now occupied by Wellworths, the Northern Bank, and the Tourist Information Centre.

Where, in the last century, would you have found-the Protestant Hall?
Close to the site of the present College of Further Education (the 'Technical' School') It is now the Orange Hall

In what year was Omagh's main Post Office built? Where was it immediately before that? And before than-again?
1960. In the premises beside the Town Hall now ,occupied by the Anglia Building Society. Before that it was in

Market Street, near the then Wellworths store. Now the postoffice is located at the rear of Supervalu, which

formerly was Wellworths

What premises formerly occupied the site of the present Town Hall?
The Ulster Bank.

Four churches occupy the Church St. / James St./John St. area. Can you give their names, and the order in which they

were established there (regardless of reconstruction and renovation).
1.The Church of St. Columba (Church of Ireland); 2, Methodist Church; 3, Second Omagh Presbyterian (Trinity) 4,

Sacred Heart Church.

When (to within 5 years) was the Tyrone and Fermanagh Hospital established?
1853.

Who, or what, were the Gusset, Swifts?
A soccer team of the early 1950s, taking its name from the Gusset, an area now near the Grange Park grounds.

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