A mysterious noise haunts a town in Northern Ireland

Many Omagh residents have been hearing a strange humming sound since the end of October, and it’s still unclear where it came from.

Omagh is a town of about 20,000 people located in the western part of Northern Ireland, and many of its residents have been in trouble for some time: they report Annoying noise This is felt especially in the evening and in some cases prevents them from sleeping. The story of this mysterious buzz, known as the “hum,” frustrates locals, and at the same time attracts the curiosity of those trying to understand its source, among somewhat plausible hypotheses.

The noise was first reported in south-west Omagh at the end of October, but later began to be heard in other parts of the city. Who said he feels that way? describes it A muffled, persistent low-frequency hum, similar to that of an engine, that is particularly apparent between 10pm and midnight, when traffic is low and the city is mostly silent. Local councilor Barry McElduff told… guardian “Once you hear it, you can’t stop listening to it. It’s like clockwork.” Stephen Donnelly, another consultant, He said on Irish television RTÉ that no one hears it, yet it has become “a real cause for concern for a large number of people”.

For Museldoff, the story became “a bit mysterious, like the Loch Ness Monster.” The issue has received so much attention that on 15 November Omagh management issued a briefing memorandum I reported To clarify, officials from the Environment Office are investigating the mysterious sound, but since it was reported over a very large area “it is difficult to determine the exact source or sources.” The statement also stated that the office is evaluating whether to equip itself with special equipment or whether to contact a specialized company to try to identify its source.

John Boyle, head of the Community Welfare Office, explained that he had never encountered a similar problem in Omagh, and that he had never had to deal with a similar situation. Meanwhile, some residents interviewed by local media suggested their theories.

According to some, the hum is coming from a gold mine located just outside the city, while another suspects it may be due to the wind passing through the buildings. A 24-year-old man interviewed by guardianKathaware McCullagh suspects streetlights have something to do with it; Then there are those who believe that the rain brought by the storms of recent weeks may have entered some transformers, and who attribute the noise to… dropDue to the presence of a residential complex in the city, it is gradually sinking into the ground. Gerard Casey, a 37-year-old who runs a bar and had never heard the noise before, says he began to think it was “an urban legend, a product of people’s imagination.”

talking with BBC NewsIt could be a seasonal or weather-related phenomenon, but it could also be the result of a combination of causes, Donnelly said.

Over time, similar tinnitus has been reported in other parts of the UK, for example in HolmfieldNear Leeds, where residents described what they described as a noise that sounded half like a washing machine and half like an engine, was an “endless cycle of torture”. But in recent decades, persistent and annoying noises like these have also been reported in Australia, North America and many parts of Italy, and the result is a map with Database For all reports of this type. In general, this noise is attributed to industrial or agricultural machinery, but there are those who offer more explanations ImaginativeWhich includes conspiracy theories such as those related to the 5G network or the existence of aliens.

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