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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]</ref><ref>[http://www.logainm.ie/63487.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland: Garvaghy]</ref> is a 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). It has a primary school called St Matthew's, a pub called Kelly's Inn, a shop and a Catholic chapel also called St Matthew's.
'''Garvaghey''' or '''Garvaghy''' (pronounced {{respell|gar|VA|hee}},{{nbsp}} {{Irish derived place name|Garbhachadh|rough field}})<ref>[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=8642 Placenames NI: Garvaghy]</ref><ref>[http://www.logainm.ie/63487.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland: Garvaghy]</ref> is a 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). It has a primary school called St Matthew's, a pub called Kelly's Inn, a shop and a Catholic chapel also called St Matthew's.


The Poet [[John Montague (poet)|John Montague]] was born in [[New York]] (28 February 1929) and was brought up in Garvaghey.
The Poet [[John Montague (poet)|John Montague]] was born in [[New York]] (28 February 1929) and was brought up in Garvaghey.

Revision as of 17:37, 16 October 2011

54°29′17″N 7°07′19″W / 54.488°N 7.122°W / 54.488; -7.122 Garvaghey or Garvaghy (pronounced gar-VA-hee,  from Irish Garbhachadh, meaning 'rough field')[1][2] is a hamlet in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is between Ballygawley (about 5 miles to the southeast) and Omagh (about 11 miles to the northwest). It has a primary school called St Matthew's, a pub called Kelly's Inn, a shop and a Catholic chapel also called St Matthew's.

The Poet John Montague was born in New York (28 February 1929) and was brought up in Garvaghey.

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