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'''Garvaghey''' ({{derive|Irish|Garbhachaidh|rough field}}) is a hamlet situated in [[County Tyrone]] about 5 miles from [[Ballygawley, County Tyrone|Ballygawley]] and 11 miles from [[Omagh]]. It consists of a small number of houses with a number of new developments in progress, there is a local primary school St. Matthews, a local public house Kelly's Inn, a local shop and Chapel also called St. Matthews.
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[[File:St. Matthew's Primary School, Garvaghy - geograph.org.uk - 100768.jpg|thumb|St. Matthew's Primary School, Garvaghy.]]
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'''Garvaghey''' or '''Garvaghy''' ({{Irish derived place name|Garbhachadh|rough field}})<ref>[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=8642 Placenames NI: Garvaghy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608162928/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=8642 |date=2012-06-08 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.logainm.ie/63487.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland: Garvaghy]</ref> is a [[townland]] and hamlet in [[County Tyrone]], [[Northern Ireland]].


It is between [[Ballygawley, County Tyrone|Ballygawley]] (about 5 miles to the southeast) and [[Omagh]] (about 11 miles to the northwest).
New [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] Training Complex has been confirmed for Garvaghey and is in the development stages. This project includes six playing pitches, changing facilities, an Astroturf floodlit facility, indoor hurling alley, gymnasium, an administrative headquarters, and other training amenities.


Garvaghey is in the Parish of Errigal Ciaran. The Garvaghey Centre is in Garvaghey in which the home county team (Tyrone) usually trains.
== History ==
[[File:montague.jpg|thumb|140px| John Montague.]]


The Poet [[John Montague]] was born in [[New York]] (28 February 1929) and was brought up in Garvaghey. He has published a number of volumes of poetry, two collections of short stories and a memoir. He is one of the best known Irish contemporary [[poets]]. In 1998 he became the first occupant of the Ireland Chair of Poetry.
Poet [[John Montague (poet)|John Montague]] was born in [[New York City]] on 28 February 1929, and raised in Garvaghey.


==References==
The popular Irish folk band [[The Chieftains]] derived their name from the 1964 book by Montague entitled "Death of a Chieftain".
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*[[List of villages in Northern Ireland]]


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Latest revision as of 05:15, 29 August 2024

Not to be confused with Garvagh.

St. Matthew's Primary School, Garvaghy.

54°29′20″N 7°08′06″W / 54.489°N 7.135°W / 54.489; -7.135 Garvaghey or Garvaghy (from Irish Garbhachadh, meaning 'rough field')[1][2] is a townland and hamlet in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

It is between Ballygawley (about 5 miles to the southeast) and Omagh (about 11 miles to the northwest).

Garvaghey is in the Parish of Errigal Ciaran. The Garvaghey Centre is in Garvaghey in which the home county team (Tyrone) usually trains.

Poet John Montague was born in New York City on 28 February 1929, and raised in Garvaghey.

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  1. ^ Placenames NI: Garvaghy Archived 2012-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland: Garvaghy


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