About Augher
Augher is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is southwest of Dungannon, on the A4 Dungannon to Enniskillen road, halfway between Ballygawley and Clogher. It is situated in the historic barony of Clogher and the civil parish of Clogher. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 399. The town gives its name to the local Gaelic Football Club. FeaturesThe historic core of the village developed in linear form along Main Street and is intersected by the A4 road. Augher is a busy community in the Clogher Valley. In the village is the quaint old station house for the Clogher Valley Railway, which has since been converted to a coffee house. Current residence of world renowned drape puller David McCready. Once a year the famous Clogher Valley Show is held which displays the high quality farm produce of this very rural area. 'Clogher Valley Cheese', which is locally made is one of the region's food specialities. On the outskirts of the village is Fr. Hackett Park, home to Augher St. Macartan's GFC. HistoricalBy the time of the Nine Years' War Augher was important enough to be used as a garrison town by the forces of Lord Mountjoy, Elizabth I's, Lord Deputy of Ireland, to disrupt the army of the Earl of Tyrone.
Augher Description
Augher is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is southwest of Dungannon, on the A4 Dungannon to Enniskillen road, halfway between Ballygawley and Clogher. It is situated in the historic barony of Clogher and the civil parish of Clogher. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 399. The town gives its name to the local Gaelic Football Club. FeaturesThe historic core of the village developed in linear form along Main Street and is intersected by the A4 road. Augher is a busy community in the Clogher Valley. In the village is the quaint old station house for the Clogher Valley Railway, which has since been converted to a coffee house. Current residence of world renowned drape puller David McCready. Once a year the famous Clogher Valley Show is held which displays the high quality farm produce of this very rural area. 'Clogher Valley Cheese', which is locally made is one of the region's food specialities. On the outskirts of the village is Fr. Hackett Park, home to Augher St. Macartan's GFC. HistoricalBy the time of the Nine Years' War Augher was important enough to be used as a garrison town by the forces of Lord Mountjoy, Elizabth I's, Lord Deputy of Ireland, to disrupt the army of the Earl of Tyrone.