Augher

Augher
Main Street, at A4 junction
Augher is located in Northern Ireland
Augher
Augher
Location within Northern Ireland
Population399 (2001 Census)
• Belfast58 miles (103 km)
• Dublin99 miles (160 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAUGHER
Postcode districtBT77
Dialling code028, +44 28
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Tyrone
54°25′59″N 7°09′00″W / 54.433°N 7.15°W / 54.433; -7.15

Augher (from Irish: Eochair meaning "edge/border"[1]) is a small village in south County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies just 6 miles to the border with County Monaghan and is 16 miles south of Dungannon.[2] It is situated in the historic barony of Clogher and the civil parish of Clogher.[3] The 2001 Census recorded a population of 399. The town gives its name to the local Gaelic Football Club.

  1. ^ "Augher". Place Names NI. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Augher". Culture Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 9 June 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
  3. ^ "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 28 December 2012.