By sea, Omeath's nearest land neighbour is Warrenpoint on the south County Down coast.

The town attracted day trippers from around Northern Ireland and elsewhere, but unlike nearby Warrenpoint, Omeath never became a major residential center.

[6] One mid-19th century source reports that the town had little arable land and residents survived mostly by selling fish.

[7] Although the dialect is now extinct, recordings have been made by German linguist Wilhelm Doegen for the Royal Irish Academy.

[11] In the summer months a regular foot passenger ferry service operates between Omeath and Warrenpoint County Down.