OMAGH, 87 m. N. of Dublin, is the shire town. See ruins of ancient Castle, and some remains of an Abbey and Franciscan friary; with ruins of a curious Ch. 4 m. dist. Hall, vol. ii. p. 118, speaks of it as a very thriving place, on account of the linen and other manufactures carried on there. STRABANE, 20 m. N.W. of Omagh, stands very pleasantly on the river Foyle, with some very fine prospects. A thriving place; forming a good station for much of the scenery of Tyrone, Donnegal, and Derry, with good accommodations; but Hall, vol. ii. p. 120, complains much of extravagant charges. See the remains of the once elegant ruins of Corock Abbey for Franciscan friars; also the seat of Lord Montjoy. MINERALS. Coals only have as yet been discovered; but it is supposed that iron exists in many places, as there are numerous chalybeates. BOTANY. _Agrostis canina_, Brown Bent Grass:--in very wet meadows in northern parts. _Aira cæspitosa_, Turfy Bent Grass:--in the mountainous district near Strabane. _Astragalus glycyphyllos_, Liquorice Vetch:--in upland pastures. _Achillea Millefolium_, Yarrow:--on river sides. _Crepis biennis_, Rough Hawk's-beard:--in meadows. _Erica cinerea_, Fine Heath:--on moorlands. _Eriophoron polystachion_, Cotton Grass:--in wet meadows. WATERFORD Scarcely equals half the extent of some of the larger counties. It is bounded on the N. by the Suir, on the W. by the Blackwater, and on the E. and S. by the ocean. Mr. Wakefield observes, "that two such noble estuaries as the Suir and Blackwater are seldom seen, abounding with magnificent and romantic scenery, combining with lofty mountainous tracts."