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The "Battle of Omagh" was a Gaelic football match of Ireland's National Football League, played at Healy Park in Omagh, on Sunday, 5 February 2006 between Dublin and the 2005 All-Ireland SFC champions Tyrone. The final score, of 1–09 to 1–06, was in favour of Dublin.
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- ↑ OMAGH CBS TO MEET ST MICHAEL'S AGAIN... . ulstercollegesgaa.com. 5 March 2002
- ↑ OMAGH CBS TITLE HOPES DASHED BY SLICK ST MICHAEL'S . ulstercollegesgaa.com. 18 March 2002
- ↑ "Joe Cool bubbling over with ambition". Irish News. 2006. Archived from the original on 18 March 2006. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ↑ Shane Hegarty (27 September 2008), "How sporting a beard can give you a warrior's edge", The Irish Times , retrieved 3 October 2008
- ↑ Dublin 1–8 3–14 Tyrone, BBC Sport, 16 August 2008, retrieved 3 October 2008
- ↑ Omagh keen to go the whole way, BBC Sport, 21 October 2005, retrieved 3 October 2008
