Fintona (/ˈfɪntənə/;[2] from Irish Fionntamhnach, meaning 'white field'),[3] is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

[6][7][8] In the past, the English spelling of the area has varied, with "Findonagh" in use as recently as 1937 in Church of Ireland documents, while "Fentonagh" and "Fintonagh" were also in use in the 19th century.

The tram made its last trip on 30 September 1957 when the Omagh to Enniskillen line closed, and with it, Fintona's rail links to the rest of Ireland.

Rainfall in the later autumn, winter and early spring tends to fall as prolonged light or moderate showers while heavier, shorter bursts mixed with dry or sunny spells are more common in the summer months; in between these periods during the months of April, May, & September both kinds of showers can happen as conditions change quickly, with "four seasons in a day" weather often occurring.

[24] Prior to the reorganisation of local government in Northern Ireland on 1 April 2015, Fintona was part of Omagh District Council.

[26][27] For elections to both the House of Commons at Westminster, London and the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont, Belfast, the Fintona ward lies in the West Tyrone electoral constituency.

[28][29] Fintona is home to a number of small businesses that include two supermarkets,[30][31] a GP clinic,[32] a veterinary surgery,[33] a restaurant[34] and an optician[35] among other smaller shops, cafes and pubs.

The land and climate does not lend itself to arable farming, but in the past some maize was grown, being produced to boost the protein of cattle feed.

Fintona has its own branch library that was originally opened in the early 1980s in a prefabricated building in Ecclesville Park before moving to its current location on Main Street in 1991.

[41] A public consultation meeting in Fintona Golf Club on 3 March that year saw a strong local turn out calling for the retention of the library, while representations were also made to the Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

[49] In September 2021 the club won the All-Ireland AIG Women's Challenge Cup at Shandon Park in Belfast after defeating Gort in the Final.

[50] Fintona Pearses GAA club was founded in late 1916 and first played competitive Gaelic football games a year later.

The current club is based at its own grounds just outside the town on the Tattymoyle Road in the townland of Tonnaghbane, named St. Lawrence's Park which has undergone substantial redevelopment since the early 1990s which today includes two full-size pitches (one with floodlights), a smaller training pitch, a clubhouse with four changing rooms and two stands (one roofed).

A Ladies Gaelic Football club of the same name, fielding teams at adult and underage levels, also play their games at the same ground.

[52] Fintona Swifts are a Junior Football Club that was originally founded in the early 1990s and affiliated to the Fermanagh & Western FA.

After years of discussions and stalling, the club finally had a permanent home in Fintona with a pitch based at the Ecclesville Demense opened in August 2010.

In August 2015, the club was disbanded after withdrawing from the Fermanagh & Western Football League, a lack of player numbers cited as the reason for folding.

For the 2023/24 season the first team will play in Division 2[55] of the Fermanagh and Western Football League while the reserve team will play in the corresponding Reserve Division 3[56] as well as entering the Fermanagh and Western FA Mulhern & Rehill cup competitions, and the IFA Junior Cup.

The facility has proven popular not only among show jumpers and horse riders, but also for other sporting activities especially those based indoors.

The centre is a popular venue for local and regional sports competitions including bowls, badminton and indoor football.

The centre has also been the venue for several special events and exhibitions since the early 2000s which have proven popular locally and beyond including farm machinery, sport & modified cars, transport, home & garden, and music concerts.

A Christian Brethren group is based at Fintona Gospel Hall, located on the edge of the village on the Loughmuck Road.

[67] In the late 1980s and early 1990s a monthly local news magazine, the Village Voice, was published by the now defunct Fintona Development Association.

A Post Office branch is located inside Supervalu supermarket on the Tattymoyle Road with daily collections (inc. Saturdays).

An Openreach telephone exchange lies just outside the village on the Castletown Road, serving Fintona as well as Seskinore and much of Eskra and Tattyreagh.

The STD code is 028 in common with the rest of Northern Ireland, with local numbers assigned by BT being in the format 8284xxxx.

[76][77][78][79] ¹ Refers to population in the part of Donacavey that lay in the Barony of Clogher, excluding Fintona village.

[80] Census records from the period of 1841 to 1891 do not list population or house numbers for the townland, instead publishing such figures for "Fintona Town".