Omeath
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Omeath (; or Uí Meth) is a village on the Cooley Peninsula in the north of County Louth in Ireland, close to the border with both County Armagh and County Down in Northern Ireland. It is roughly midway between Dublin and Belfast, very near the County Louth and County Armagh/County Down border. As of the 2016 census, Omeath had a population of 603, up from 439 during the 2006 census. It is approximately from Carlingford and about from Newry. By sea, Omeath's nearest land neighbour is Warrenpoint on the south County Down coast. Omeath lies within the historical barony of Dundalk Lower.
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Place details
- Region
- Leinster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 778
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Omeath
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Looking across Carlingford Lough to Omeath in Southern Ireland - geograph.org.uk - 1396171.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Looking across Carlingford Lough to Omeath
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Leinster
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- County Louth
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Barony
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Dundalk Lower
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2016
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.omeath.ie
- Image
- Looking across Carlingford Lough to Omeath in Southern Ireland - geograph.org.uk - 1396171.jpg
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- Irish Grid Reference
- J137168
- Commons category
- Omeath
- native label
- Ó Méith
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Omeath (; or Uí Meth) is a village on the Cooley Peninsula in the north of County Louth in Ireland, close to the border with both County Armagh and County Down in Northern Ireland. It is roughly midway between Dublin and Belfast, very near the County Louth and County Armagh/County Down border. As of the 2016 census, Omeath had a population of 603, up from 439 during the 2006 census. It is approximately from Carlingford and about from Newry. By sea, Omeath's nearest land neighbour is Warrenpoint on the south County Down coast. Omeath lies within the historical barony of Dundalk Lower.
==Name== right|thumb|The former Omeath railway station It is named after Muireadheach Méith (méith meaning 'the fat') and was originally called Uí Méith Mara, 'by the sea', to distinguish it from another Ó Méith named after the same man.
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