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Pomeroy is a small Village in County Tyrone , Northern Ireland , on the road between Cookstown and Omagh . According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 604 people. Pomeroy holds the mantle of being the highest village in County Tyrone . Its prominent site dominates the surrounding countryside, and is marked out by several church spires. From the Cookstown end, the road through the village gradually climbs a gradient up to the middle of the square, the diamond. In the diamond are the Altadesert Church of Ireland and the Central Bar on the opposite side of the road. The diamond is a popular drinking area and Market Day is held there every Tuesday. There is a well-documented story of The Central Bar (now Gillies) once being haunted. A local priest exorcised the spirit by persuading it to enter a bottle. Once the spirit did so, he put the cork on the bottle and placed the bottle into a wall at the rear of the bar. At one time, Pomeroy had an interesting position in the Guinness Book Of Records being cited as the place in Ireland with the greatest number of bars available per thousand of population. A traveller on a rambling holiday to Pomeroy can explore several mountain ranges which surround the town such as the Mountains Of Pomeroy and the Sperrins . The countryside around consists of a mixture of Moorland and bog land. Stone Age and Bronze Age cairns are situated in many places. These can still be accessed, even on farming property. The road leading from Pomeroy to the village of Donaghmore is known as the Royal Road because in 1689 King James II took this route to visit his troops in Derry during the historic siege. This route brought him through Cappagh and Altmore . Just outside Cappagh is King James’s Well , located by the road side. Pomeroy has a majority Catholic population and there has been many clashes over Orange Order marches in the village.As of late marches have been restricted from entering the main street. PLACES OF INTEREST
HISTORY The Troubles For more information see The Troubles In Pomeroy (Tyrone) , which includes a list of incidents in Pomeroy during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities. EDUCATION 2001 CENSUS Pomeroy is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day ( 29 April 2001 ) there were 604 people living in Pomeroy. Of these:
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service REFERENCES SOURCES:
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