Moygashel (from Irish: Maigh gCaisil, meaning 'plain of the stone fort')[1][2] is a small village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is near the southern edge of Dungannon. Although the village's name is pronounced /mɔɪˈɡæʃəl/, the trademark of the Irish linen named after it is pronounced /ˈmɔɪɡəʃəl/.[3]

Moygashel Irish: Maigh gCaisil
Location within Northern Ireland
Irish grid reference	H809603
• Belfast	40 mi (64 km)
District	Mid Ulster
County	County Tyrone
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DUNGANNON
Postcode district	BT71
Dialling code	028
UK Parliament	Fermanagh & South Tyrone
NI Assembly	Fermanagh & South Tyrone
List of places UK Northern Ireland Tyrone 54.48452°N 6.75296°W / 54.48452; -6.75296

People

One of the bombers killed in the Miami Showband massacre, Wesley Somerville—who was an Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) member—was from Moygashel.[4] He is commemorated by a plaque and banner in the village.[5]

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