Moygashel

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Moygashel is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, close to Dungannon. It lies within the Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council area.

Moygashel is a mill town and mills have been in operation there since 1795. It has been alleged the renegade paramilitary group the Loyalist Volunteer Force has considerable support in Moygashel

Contents 1 History 2 Places of interest 3 Education 4 References 5 See also

[edit] History

Moygashel's history began over 200 years ago when a group of Huguenot (ancestors of the Webb family, the present owners of Moygashel Weavers) settlers established the Irish Linen weaving company, weaving some of the finest linens in the world.

[edit] Places of interest

The Linen Green is built on the site of a former linen mill. It was established in 1993 by Moygashel Community Development Association and originally conceived to become the first factory outlet village in Ireland, and it has now developed to become a value-for-money designer outlet centre. The Moygashel Linen Visitors' Centre is also based within the complex.

[edit] Education

• Howard Primary School

[edit] References

• Newsletter - Outlet Site Has Designs On A £2.5m Expansion

[edit] See also

• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• List of towns in Northern Ireland