Strabane

British

/ strəˈbæn /

noun

a district of W Northern Ireland, in Co Tyrone. Pop: 38 565 (2003 est). Area: 862 sq km (333 sq miles)

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The court was told no obvious damage was noted on the car when the officers returned to Strabane police station, but there was peppering of the paint surface.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Dozens of vehicles took part in a slow-moving convoy in Strabane, County Tyrone, on Saturday.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Bin collections were suspended in Derry and Strabane Council and in some towns in Mid and East Antrim Council.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

Ursula Doherty, from the Strabane Community Project, said people are struggling to meet the cost of baby hygiene products and clothes, and the exchange was a great initiative because it focuses on re-using and recycling.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

Strabane lies in a valley, with round cultivated hills, fair and pleasant to the eye, swelling up round it.

From The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland by McDougall, Margaret Moran Dixon

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