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An Ómaigh
English name: Omagh · County Tyrone
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“the virgin plain”, from ógh “whole, intact” and má “plain”
Nearby & related:
Tír Eoghain · TyroneAn Srath Bán · StrabaneInis Ceithleann · EnniskillenBealach Féich · BallybofeyCúige Uladh · UlsterDoire · Derry
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ómaigh (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Omagh (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q510513 (CC0)
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