Etymograph

English

Omagh

Omagh comes from Irish An Ómaigh ‘The Sacred (or Virgin) Plain’.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentAn Ómaigh‘The Sacred (or Virgin) Plain’
  2. EnglishtodayOmagh

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentAn Ómaigh‘The Sacred (or Virgin) Plain’
  2. EnglishtodayOmagh

Today it means

name A town in and the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H 4572).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Irish An Ómaigh / Omagh