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'''Omeath''' ({{Irish place name|Ó Méith}} or ''Uí Meth'')<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/132329.aspx | publisher = Irish Placenames Commission | website = logaim.ie | title = Ó Méith / Omeath| accessdate = 3 February 2019}} </ref><ref name="ulster">{{cite journal|title=Ulster Journal of Archaeology|volume=2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aaZQAQAAIAAJ|page=46|date = 1854 | quote = ''Ui Meth. - Commonly known as Omeath [..] The inhabitants of this district, having but little arable land, eke out their subsistence by hawking fish throughout the country''}}</ref> is a village on the [[Cooley Peninsula]] in [[County Louth]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], close to the border with [[Northern Ireland]]. It is roughly midway between [[Dublin]] and [[Belfast]], very near the County Louth and [[County Armagh]] / [[County Down]] border. Omeath has a population of 439,<ref>[http://www.louthcoco.ie/en/publications/development-plans/louth_local_area_plans/review_of_omeath_local_area_plan_2010-2016/omeath_local_area_plan_2010-2016_issues_paper.pdf Louth County Council - Omeath Area Plan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621233729/http://www.louthcoco.ie/en/publications/development-plans/louth_local_area_plans/review_of_omeath_local_area_plan_2010-2016/omeath_local_area_plan_2010-2016_issues_paper.pdf |date=2011-06-21 }}</ref> in 2006, 503 in 2011 and is approximately {{convert|6|km|mi|abbr=on}} from [[Carlingford, County Louth|Carlingford]] and about {{convert|8|km|mi|abbr=on}} from [[Newry]]. By sea, its nearest land neighbour is [[Warrenpoint]] on the south [[County Down]] coast. |
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Omeath is home to the [[Cúchulainn]] Gaels [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] club. |
Omeath is home to the [[Cúchulainn]] Gaels [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] club. |
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==Name== |
==Name== |
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[[Image:Omeath railway station.jpg|right|thumb|The former Omeath railway station]] |
[[Image:Omeath railway station.jpg|right|thumb|The former Omeath railway station]] |
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It is named after ''Muireadheach Méith'' (''méith''= the fat) and was originally called ''Uí Méith Mara'', by the sea, to distinguish it from another Ó Méith named after the same man.<ref name=ulster |
It is named after ''Muireadheach Méith'' (''méith''= the fat) and was originally called ''Uí Méith Mara'', by the sea, to distinguish it from another Ó Méith named after the same man.<ref name=ulster/> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Omeath was a village that sprung up around the old [[Omeath railway station]] in 1876. The town attracted day trippers from around [[Northern Ireland]] and |
Omeath was a village that sprung up around the old [[Omeath railway station]] in 1876. The town attracted day trippers from around [[Northern Ireland]] and elsewhere, but unlike nearby [[Warrenpoint]], Omeath never became a major residential center. Smuggling was common, especially in the difficult times during and after war.<ref>{{cite book|last=O'Sullivan |first=Harold |title=Dundalk and North Louth: Paintings and Stories from Cuchulainn's Country |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Op51_Sc_iQwC&pg=PA10 |page=10}}</ref> One mid-19th century source reports that the town had little arable land and residents survived mostly by selling [[List of fish of Ireland|fish]].<ref name=ulster /> |
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==Irish language== |
==Irish language== |
Revision as of 23:52, 3 February 2019
Omeath
Ó Méith | |
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Town | |
![]() Looking across Carlingford Lough to Omeath | |
Coordinates: 54°05′24″N 6°15′30″W / 54.09°N 6.258333°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Louth |
Population (2011) | |
• Urban | 503 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | J137168 |
Website | www.omeath.ie |
Omeath (Irish: Ó Méith or Uí Meth)[1][2] is a village on the Cooley Peninsula in County Louth, Ireland, close to the border with Northern Ireland. It is roughly midway between Dublin and Belfast, very near the County Louth and County Armagh / County Down border. Omeath has a population of 439,[3] in 2006, 503 in 2011 and is approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) from Carlingford and about 8 km (5.0 mi) from Newry. By sea, its nearest land neighbour is Warrenpoint on the south County Down coast.
Omeath is home to the Cúchulainn Gaels Gaelic Athletic Association club.
Name
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Omeath_railway_station.jpg/220px-Omeath_railway_station.jpg)
It is named after Muireadheach Méith (méith= the fat) and was originally called Uí Méith Mara, by the sea, to distinguish it from another Ó Méith named after the same man.[2]
History
Omeath was a village that sprung up around the old Omeath railway station in 1876. The town attracted day trippers from around Northern Ireland and elsewhere, but unlike nearby Warrenpoint, Omeath never became a major residential center. Smuggling was common, especially in the difficult times during and after war.[4] One mid-19th century source reports that the town had little arable land and residents survived mostly by selling fish.[2]
Irish language
Speakers of Irish existed in Omeath until the middle of the 20th century. The last native speaker of Omeath Irish was Anne O'Hanlon, who died in 1960 aged 89.[5] Although the dialect is now extinct, recordings have been made by German linguist Wilhelm Doegen for the Royal Irish Academy.[6]
Transport
The town is located on the R173 regional road.
Omeath railway station was on the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore railway, which opened on 1 August 1876 and finally closed on 1 January 1952.[7]
A regular bus service runs through the village and links the village with Newry and Dundalk town. Bus Éireann Route 161 operates Monday to Friday,[8] and Halpenny Travel operate a service on Sundays with journeys to Dundalk and Newry.[9]
In the summer months a regular foot passenger ferry service operates between Omeath and Warrenpoint County Down. Bikes and small motor cycles can also use this service during the summer months.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Ó Méith / Omeath". logaim.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "Ulster Journal of Archaeology". 2. 1854: 46.
Ui Meth. - Commonly known as Omeath [..] The inhabitants of this district, having but little arable land, eke out their subsistence by hawking fish throughout the country
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(help) - ^ Louth County Council - Omeath Area Plan Archived 2011-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ O'Sullivan, Harold. Dundalk and North Louth: Paintings and Stories from Cuchulainn's Country. p. 10.
- ^ "Gaeilge Cho Lú 1961". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
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