Omagh
the county town of Tyrone, Ireland, on the Strule, 34 miles S. of Londonderry and 110 N. N. W. of Dublin. It grew up around an abbey found ed in 792, but is first heard of as a fortress in the end of the 15th century, when it was forced to surrender to the English. It formed part of James I.'s "Plantation" grants, and was strongly garrisoned by Mountjoy. On its being - evacuated by the troops of James II, in 1689 it was partially burned, and a second fire in 1743 completed its destruction. But it has been well rebuilt, and is now neat and prosperous town. Pop. (1918 ) 4,836. a OMAHA and a water system costing $10,000,000.
Omaha is the center of an important agricultural area and is the first city in the United States in the production of butter, the second corn and live stock market, the third agricultural implement center, and the fourth railroad center. The city is attractively situated on a plateau rising into bluffs which are used largely for residence sites. The business district lies adjacent to the river.
From its position with reference to the West, Omaha is called the Gate City.
It has a park system of over 1,000 acres in extent, and includes municipal bathing beaches, swimming pools, playgrounds, golf courses, etc.
The large parks are connected by a boulevard system of over 35 miles in length.
There is a public school enrollment of about 35,000 and the cost of the school system is over $2,000,000 annually.
The institutions for higher education include Creighton University, the University of Omaha, Omaha Medical College, Brownell Hall, and several private schools. There are in all over 80 public and private schools. The public library contains over 150,000 volumes. The notable buildings include the city hall, county court house, United States Government building, bank buildings, an auditorium, and the Protestant Episcopal and Roman Catholic cathedrals. The city contains the Nebraska Institution for the Deaf, and several large hospitals.
It is the seat of the military headquarters of the Department of Missouri. Fort Omaha lies within the city limits and Fort Crook adjoins it on the south.
Omaha is an important wholesale conter with an annual business of over