Cappagh, County Tyrone

(Irish: Ceapach (tilled or cultivated land)[1]) is a small village and townland in the parish of Pomeroy[2] in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

The focal point on the plaque are the names of eight IRA volunteers who died during an unsuccessful attack on a local Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) police station, which became known as the Loughgall ambush.

[5] On 24 March 1990, there was a gun battle between an IRA unit and undercover British troops when a civilian-type vehicle driven by a soldier was purportedly fired on by nearby volunteers without warning.

[6] Republican sources subsequently claimed a planned ambush against the IRA by the Special Air Service (SAS) was thwarted and at least two undercover soldiers in the car were killed.

[9] The incident led to the suspension of patrols before the official end of the battalion's deployment to Northern Ireland and to the discharge of the unit's commander, Brigadier Tom Longland.

Sheep in the village of Cappagh, 2004
Monument commemorating people from the area who were killed during the Troubles and those who died on Hunger Strike.