Knockmoyle
Sign in to savethumb|St Mary's Roman Catholic church, Knockmoyle. Knockmoyle ( ; ) is a hamlet and townland approximately 8 kilometres northwest of Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 census the Knockmoyle area had 141 households and a population of 329. It has a post office, church (est. 1800) and public house. The nearby River Strule is well known for its trout fishing. Other attractions nearby include the Gortin Glens Forest Park and the Ulster American Folk Park. The Ulster Way walking route passes through Knockmoyle.
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It is catalogued under the topic Villages in County Tyrone.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Northern Ireland
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- Dialing code
- 028
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thumb|St Mary's Roman Catholic church, Knockmoyle. Knockmoyle ( ; ) is a hamlet and townland approximately 8 kilometres northwest of Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 census the Knockmoyle area had 141 households and a population of 329. It has a post office, church (est. 1800) and public house. The nearby River Strule is well known for its trout fishing. Other attractions nearby include the Gortin Glens Forest Park and the Ulster American Folk Park. The Ulster Way walking route passes through Knockmoyle.
==Background== Knockmoyle is the birthplace of Brian Friel (9 January 1929 – 2 October 2015) an Irish dramatist, short story writer and founder of the Field Day Theatre Company. Friel is considered one of the greatest English-language dramatists.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Knockmoyle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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