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1069. NewtownstewartNewtownstewart - James II spent the night here in 1689 on his way back from the unsuccessful assault on Londonderry. He got up next morning in a bad mood and ordered the Stewart castle, and the town, to be burnt down. In the main street a piece of the castle wall still stands. The Northern Bank building on the corner was the scene of a famous murder in 1871 when bank cashier William Glass was killed and robbed of £1,600. District inspector Montgomery, of the Royal Irish Constabulary, who was in charge of the case, turned out to be the murderer. Half a mile south-west, on a hill, is ruined Harry Avery's Castle, a fourteenth-century Gaelic stone castle - most unusual in Ulster. Only the massive D-shaped twin towers of the keep, built by Henry Aimbreidh O' Neil (died 1392), are left. Services in Newtownstewart Bed & Breakfasts | Hotels | Car Rental | Vacation Packages
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1070. OmaghOmagh is the county town to Tyrone. A busy commercial centre in the foothills of the Sperrins, Omagh is easily accessible from all parts of the Province, being only 70 miles from Belfast and 34 miles from Londonderry. The town is also an ideal stopover for visitors travelling to and from the Republic of Ireland. Omagh has a wide range of shops, cafes, restaurants and fast food bars and there are two hotels to choose from. Many of the local bars and nightclubs feature top quality entertainment. For a little relaxation, Omagh has a four screen cinema, leisure complex including swimming pool, sauna and training zone. Within the district there are 3 golf courses, a golf driving range, pony trekking and shootng facilities. The nearby Sperrins offer some beautiful scenic drives, as does Gortin Glen Forest Park. Omagh is also home to The Ulster American Folk Park, The Ulster History Park and An Creagan Visitor Centre. Not to be missed these modern, educational and interpretative centres make Omagh an ideal holiday base. Services in Omagh Guest Houses | Bed & Breakfasts | Hotels | Car Rental | Vacation Packages | |
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1071. PomeroyA secondary road from Cookstown to Omagh runs through the upland village of Pomeroy with a modern forestry school on the estate of the Rev. James Lowry, eighteenth century planner of the village. American connections in the area are interesting. the grandfather of James B. Irwin, the Apollo 15 astronaut who drove round the moon in a buggy in 1971, was born in Pomeroy. Irwin's still live in the house. James Shields, one of Lincoln's generals in the American Civel War, was born in 1806 near Cappagh south of Pomeroy. Services in Pomeroy Car Rental | Vacation Packages
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1072. Sion MillsSion Mills was laid out as a model linen village by the god fearing Herdman brothers, James, John and George. In 1835 they converted an old flour mill on the Mourne into a flax spinning mill, and erected a bigger mill behind it in the 1850's. The village is an exotic mix of polychrome brick, black and white half timbered buildings and terraced millworkers' cottages, all set off by wide grassy verges, horse chestnut trees and on the Strabane road, some nice beeches. Nearly everthing in Sion Mills except St Teresa's Church was designed by James Herdman's son in law, the English architect William Unsworth. Sion House, a half timbered Elizabethan style mansion with pepperpot chimneys, was planned by Unsworth at the same time as he was designing the first Shakespeare memorial theatre in Stratford on Avon, destroyed by a fire in 1926. More modest half timbered buildings include the pretty gatehouse, the recreation hall and Old St. Saviour's church. Unsworth based his design for the polychrome Anglican church (1909) on a church in Pistoia in Tuscany. It has tall campanili and huge semicircular windows. By contrast the modern Catholic church of St Teresa (1963 by Patrick Haughey) is admirable for its severly plain lines - a long rectangle with a striking representation of the Last Supper on the slate facade. Oisin Kelly was the artist. Services in Sion_mills Bed & Breakfasts | Car Rental | Vacation Packages
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1073. Sixmilecross
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