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Omagh

British  
/ əʊˈmɑː, ˈəʊmə /

noun

  1. a market town in Northern Ireland. Pop: 19 910 (2001)

  2. a district of W Northern Ireland, in Co Tyrone. Pop: 49 560 (2003 est). Area: 1130 sq km (436 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"The caller wasn't drunk, sounded sensible and said, get onto the guards, tell them to check the back routes or back roads and then repeats three times: Omagh, Omagh, Omagh."

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

He appeared in court in Omagh on Tuesday morning and was remanded in custody.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested under the Terrorism Act after a security alert in Omagh, County Tyrone.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

In Omagh, Patrick Deery, 61, died at the scene after a single vehicle road traffic collision involving a motorcycle happened before 11:00 BST on the Clanabogan Road on Sunday.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

Between Omagh and Strabane I took a third-class car.

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

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