Mountfield is a small

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

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. It is within the

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of Aghalane, northeast of

Omagh Omagh (; from ga, An Ómaigh , meaning 'the virgin plain') is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. Northern Ireland's capital city Belfast is 68 m ...

. It lies on the A505 road and had a population of 252 in the 2001 Census. It is set in a stretch of undulating countryside and is regarded as a gateway to the

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.Omagh District Council web site
Retrieved 19 December 2012. The village was developed mainly in the 19th century by Sir William McMahon and today is a quiet, tranquil place with its economy dependent on agriculture. Mountfield is part of the

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area.

Sport

Mountfield is the home of Mountfield F.C. Set up 2014, Mountfield is the home o
Sperrin Óg Ladies Gaelic Football Club

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NI Neighbourhood Information ServiceOmagh District Council

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