Spamount

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Spamount is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, near Castlederg. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 309 people. It lies within the Strabane District Council area.

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[edit] Sport

  • Spamount is home to local soccer team Spamount Swifts.

[edit] Transport

Between 1883 and 1933, Spamount was served by the narrow gauge Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway. Spamount railway station opened on 4 July 1884 and finally closed on 17 April 1933.[1]

[edit] Recent history

On 13 May 2008 an off-duty PSNI police officer was hurt after a booby-trap bomb exploded under his car, 0.5 miles (0.8 km) outside the village.[2] The officer was injured in the leg and lower body. Dissident republicans were responsible for the attack.[3]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Spamount station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
  2. ^ Dissidents blamed for car bomb attack on off-duty officer. Belfast Telegraph (2008-05-13). Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
  3. ^ Henry McDonald (2008-05-13). Northern Ireland policeman survives car bomb attack. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.

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