Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
County Tyrone
Also known as: Swydd Tyrone, Contae Thír Eoghain, Coontae Heer Eoin
In or near Loughmacrory.
County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Kenneth Allen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
County Tyrone is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
County Tyrone (; from Irish Tír Eoghain, meaning 'land of Eoghan' [tʲiːɾʲ ˈoːnʲ]) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland. Its county town is Omagh. Adjoined to the south-west shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 1,261 square miles (3,266 km2), making it the largest of Northern Ireland's six counties by size, and the second largest county in Ulster after Donegal. With a population of 188,383 as of the 2021 census, Tyrone is the 5th most populous county in both Northern Ireland and Ulster, and the 11th most populous county on the island of Ireland. The county derives its name and general geographic location from Tír Eoghain, a Gaelic kingdom under the O'Neill dynasty which existed until the 17th century.
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Background
History
Historically Tyrone (then Tír Eoghain or Tirowen) was much larger in size, stretching as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern-day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610 and 1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on natural resources located there. Tyrone was the traditional stronghold of the various O'Neill clans and families, the strongest of the Gaelic Irish families in Ulster, surviving into the seventeenth century. The ancient principality of Tír Eoghain, the inheritance of the O'Neills, included the whole of the present counties of Tyrone and…
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- Coordinates
- 54.6100, -7.1600
- District
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Postcode
- BT79 0LW
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Tyrone
Sources
- wikidata: Q192229 (CC0)
- wikipedia: County Tyrone (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is County Tyrone?
- County Tyrone is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT79 0LW).
- What is County Tyrone?
- County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to County Tyrone?
- Drivers can use postcode BT79 0LW.
- Is County Tyrone free to visit?
- Yes, County Tyrone is free to enter.
- How do I get to County Tyrone?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT79 0LW. It sits within the West Tyrone parliamentary constituency.