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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

YOU WONT BELIEVE: It s a bit of a mystery what s causing omagh s hum - What They Never Told You

Market Street in Omagh
Market Street in Omagh. The district council is investigating the hum. Photograph: Paul McErlane/The Guardian

As twilight settled over Omagh this week, factories gradually fell silent, the rumble of traffic ebbed and a half moon glowed in an inky sky, setting the stage for a nightly mystery: the hum.

Those who hear it describe a continuous, low-frequency drone, or buzz, and say that once heard it cannot be unheard, merely endured.

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