Omeath
Ó Méith | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Looking across Carlingford Lough to Omeath | |
  Omeath Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°05′24″N 6°15′30″W / 54.09°N 6.258333°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Louth |
| Population | 603 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | J137168 |
Omeath (/oʊˈmiːð/;[2] Irish: Ó Méith or Uí Meth)[3][4] is a village on the Cooley Peninsula in County Louth, Ireland, close to the border with 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,[1] up from 439 during the 2006 census.[5] It is approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) from Carlingford and about 8 km (5.0 mi) from Newry. By sea, Omeath's nearest land neighbour is Warrenpoint on the south County Down coast.
Omeath is home to the Cúchulainn Gaels Gaelic Athletic Association club.
- ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Omeath". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Connor, Dyane (5 July 2018). "Omeath house searched in NI murder investigation" – via RTE.ie.
- ^ "Ó Méith / Omeath". logaim.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Irish Itinerary of Fayjer Edmund MacCana". Ulster Journal of Archaeology. 2: 46. 1854.
Ui Meth. - Commonly known as Omeath [..] The inhabitants of this district, having but little arable land, eke out their subsistence by hawking fish throughout the country
- ^ "Omeath Area Plan" (PDF). louthcoco.ie. Louth County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2011.