All this talk of OMOA has brought to the surface again a question which has been niggling at me for years. Does anyone know the origin of the name ? Archie Gilbert

Here's part of the Omoa timeline, explaining the name's origin on widipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleland,_North_Lanarkshire 1789: Colonel William Dalrymple (the second son of Sir William Dalrymple, third baronet of Cousland, and the nephew of Captain Hew Dalrymple), distinguishes himself by helping to capture both the Fort of San Fernando de Omoa and the port town of Omoa, in Honduras, South America (see William Dalrymple (British Army officer) and Battle of San Fernando de Omoa). 1797-1866: Omoa Iron Works is erected on Cleland estate by Colonel William Dalrymple on returning to civilian life. Colonel Dalrymple's uncle, Hew, left him the Fordal estate in Mid-Lothian, and Cleland estate in Bothwell and Shotts parishes. ----- Original Message ----- From: "archie gilbert" <agillbert@tiscali.co.uk> To: <LANARK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 10:52 AM Subject: [Lanark] OMOA > All this talk of OMOA has brought to the surface again a question which > has been niggling at me for years. Does anyone know the origin of the name > ? > > Archie Gilbert > > ------------------------------- > > LANARK, SCOTLAND MAILING LIST > > > LIST TOPIC: The discussion and research of genealogy or history > information pertaining to Lanark, Scotland at any point in its history. > > WHEN REPLYING to any list post please remember to snip most of the earlier > message before you post any reply > > LIST INFORMATION PAGE: Contact the List Admin at > lanark-admin@rootsweb.com; or to search the list archives, get information > on subscribing or unsubscribing, or to obtain other useful information to > help you use the list more effectively, please click on the following link > to the list information page online: > > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LANARK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Archie, It was named after a British victory at a place of that name in South America (18th C) at which the Dalrymple family member who was the Feudal owner of the Cleland Estates was a commanding officer ! (Just as Waterloo ( near Wishaw ) and other places were named after the Napoleonic Campaign victory - by one of the Stewarts of Coltness ) G Russell