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Omagh , town (1991 pop. 14,627), Omagh dist., W Northern Ireland, on the Strule River. The town is a farm market. Dairy products are processed and shirts are manufactured. The discovery in 1995 of silver and gold in the bogs of Omagh led to a conflict between proponents of economic growth and advocates of environmental protection.

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Omagh (An Ómaigh), Northern Ireland/UK Na hOghmaighe ‘The Virgin Plain’ from magh ‘plain’.

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Omagh (An Ómaigh) Tyrone. (caislen) na hOghmaighe c.1450. ‘The virgin plain’.

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