placenamesOmagh East
An Ómaigh Thoir
An 1837 account records local justice and communication in a small settlement.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- An Ómaigh Thoir · Irish · main form
- Omagh East · English · main form
Place & story
A monthly court
At Sixmilecross, Samuel Lewis recorded a monthly court for the manor of Fena, dealing with debts below forty shillings. His 1837 account described a settlement mostly contained in one street, with many thatched houses and some newer buildings. A penny post linked it with Omagh and Dungannon. The manor and surrounding lands belonged to the Earl of Belmore, placing the village’s legal and postal services within the everyday organisation of an estate district. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Omagh East. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Six-Mile-Cross: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2011-08-18. How this page was prepared.