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Omagh and Boyne Named After Irish Places in Trafalgar
Halton's Pages of the Past recalls Omagh and Boyne as two small villages in Trafalgar Township settled around 1818 and named by MP John White after Irish places. The Sixteen Mile Creek runs through farms along Highway 25. historic sites include the Maxwell farm salt lick and early businesses such as a blacksmith shop, paint shop, and Stephen Emmett's 1861 dry goods store.
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Omagh
Boyne
Trafalgar
John White
Ireland
Sixteen Mile
Highway 25
Maxwell
Milton
G. E. Dolby and Son
Dolby
McLarnen
Stephen Emmett
Boyne School
Tate Austin Buck
Lizzie Rousfield
Toronto Circuit Row Methodist Church
the Hoyne
Toronto
Egerton Ryerson
Bowe
Church of Christ
Canada
United States
John Beaty
Crown