The Parish of Drumragh, which includes
most of the town of Omagh, can be defined by two
locations, the Mass Rock of Corradinna and the
Church of the Sacred Heart in Omagh. The Mass
Rock gives testimony to a people in penal times
who were prepared to endure great hardship so
that the faith could survive.
The Church of the Sacred Heart in Omagh is a
statement of the esteem which the people of the
parish have for their faith and evidence of what
they were prepared to do in a more favourable
climate.
In more recent times the Parish has been at the
centre of world-wide attention because of the
terrible bomb tragedy of August 15th 1998 when
thirty-one people were killed and hundreds injured;
a tragedy borne with great courage and dignity
by a faith-filled community.
A brief history of the parish can be found in
the publication - Noble Story - a short history
of the diocese of Derry. However, the book Poetry
in Stone, by a former curate of the Parish, covers
everything about the parish, right up to the completion
of renovations in 1999.
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