Contae Thír Eoghain is the Irish name; Countie Tyrone,^[2] Coontie Tyrone^[3] and Coontie Owenslann^[4] are Ulster Scots spellings (the latter used only by Dungannon & South Tyrone Borough Council).

County Tyrone (from Irish: Tír Eoghain, meaning "land of Eoghan") is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. Adjoined to the south-west shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 3,155 km², with a population of approximately 166,516, with its county town being Omagh. It is also one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland, lying within the historical province of Ulster.

Tyrone is the seventh largest of Ireland’s thirty-two counties in area and eighth largest in terms of population.^[5] It is the second largest of Ulster’s nine counties in size and fourth largest in terms of population.^[6]

Name [link]

The name Tyrone is derived from Irish: Tír Eoghain meaning "land of Eoghan". This Eoghan was son of king Niall of the Nine Hostages, and brother of Conall Gulban, who gave his name to the kingdom of Tír Chonaill.^[7] Historically, it was anglicised as Tirowen or Tyrowen, which are closer to the Irish pronunciation.

History [link]

Main article: List of Kings of Tír Eógain

Historical populations
Year	Pop.	±%
1659	4,088	—
1821	261,865	+6305.7%
1831	304,468	+16.3%
1841	312,956	+2.8%
1851	255,661	−18.3%
1861	238,500	−6.7%
1871	215,766	−9.5%
1881	197,719	−8.4%
1891	171,401	−13.3%
1901	150,567	−12.2%
1911	142,665	−5.2%
1926	132,792	−6.9%
1937	127,586	−3.9%
1951	132,082	+3.5%
1961	133,919	+1.4%
1966	136,040	+1.6%
1971	139,073	+2.2%
1981	150,729	+8.4%
1991	156,284	+3.7%
2001	164,235	+5.1%
^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

Historically Tyrone stretched 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 1610-1620 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 Londonderry, and the four baronies of West Inishowen, East Inishowen, Raphoe North and Raphoe South in County Donegal.^[7]

Geography [link]

With an area of 3,155 square kilometres (1,218 sq mi), Tyrone is the largest county in Northern Ireland. The flat peatlands of East Tyrone borders the shoreline of the largest lake in Ireland, Lough Neagh, rising gradually across to the more mountainous terrain in the west of the county, the area surrounding the Sperrin Mountains, the highest point being Sawel Mountain at a height of 678 m (2,224 ft). The length of the county, from the mouth of the River Blackwater at Lough Neagh to the western point near Carrickaduff hill is 55 miles (89 km). The breadth, from the southern corner, southeast of Fivemiletown, to the northeastern corner near Meenard Mountain is 37.5 miles (60.4 km); giving an area of 1,260 square miles (in 1900).^[7] Annaghone lays claim to be the geographical centre of Northern Ireland.

Demography [link]

It is one of four counties in Northern Ireland which presently has a majority of the population from a Catholic community background, according to the 2001 census. In 1900 County Tyrone had a population of 197,719,^[7] while in 2001 it was 166,516.

Settlements [link]

Main article: List of places in County Tyrone

Large towns [link]

(population of 18,000 or more and under 75,000 at 2001 Census)^[14]

Omagh

Medium towns [link]

(population of 10,000 or more and under 18,000 at 2001 Census)^[14]

Small towns [link]

(population of 4,500 or more and under 10,000 at 2001 Census)^[14]

Coalisland

Intermediate settlements [link]

(population of 2,250 or more and under 4,500 at 2001 Census)^[14]

Castlederg

Villages [link]

(population of 1,000 or more and under 2,250 at 2001 Census)^[14]

Small villages or hamlets [link]

(population of less than 1,000 at 2001 Census)^[14]

Subdivisions [link]

Baronies

Main article: Baronies of Ireland

Parishes

Main article: List of civil parishes of County Tyrone

Townlands

Main article: List of townlands in County Tyrone

Sport [link]

The major sports in Tyrone are Gaelic games, Association football and Rugby Union.^{[citation needed]}

Gaelic football is more widely played than hurling. The Tyrone GAA football side has had considerable success since 2000, winning three All Ireland titles (in 2003, 2005 and 2008), they have also won thirteen Ulster titles (1956, 1957, 1973, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010)^[15] and two National League titles (in 2002 and 2003).^{[citation needed]}
- Underage Gaelic football teams have also had considerable successes on the field at both provincial and national level - winning the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship seven times (the most recent, also in 2010) and the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship four times.^{[citation needed]}
Association Football also has a large following. Omagh Town F.C. were members of the Irish Football League until they folded in 2005. Dungannon Swifts F.C. compete in the IFA Premiership. Other teams include Irish League Division One side Coagh United F.C. and Division Two sides Dergview F.C. and Killymoon Rangers F.C..
Rugby Union is very popular in the county. Dungannon RFC are one of only three Ulster teams currently playing in All Ireland League One. Other teams include Omagh RFC, Clogher Valley RFC, Cookstown RFC and Strabane RFC.

People [link]

Notable residents of County Tyrone have included:

Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone (Aodh Mór Ó Néill), c.1550–1616, Irish leader during the Nine Years' War
Philomena Begley, Irish country music singer
Tom Clarke, a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising
John Dunlap (1747–1812), publisher of the first American daily newspaper the Pennsylvania Packet in 1784, also the printer of the American Declaration of Independence.
Janet Devlin, soul and pop artist and contestant on the Xfactor
John Hughes, (1797–1864), born in Annaloghan, first Archbishop of Roman Catholic diocese of New York.^[16]
Mary Mallon (1869–1938), more commonly known as Typhoid Mary
Peter Canavan, former All Ireland winning Tyrone captain and second top scorer in Senior Ulster Championship football.
Professor P G (Gerry) McKenna MRIA, biomedical scientist and former Vice Chancellor, University of Ulster
Darren Clarke, professional golfer.
Paul Brady, musician.
Brian Dooher, current captain of the Tyrone senior football team.
Hugo Duncan, singer and broadcaster on BBC Radio.
Dennis Taylor, former World Snooker Champion.
Aaron Hughes, current captain of the Northern Ireland football team and also plays for Fulham.
Benedict Kiely (1919–2007), writer and broadcaster
Thomas Mellon, founder of Mellon Bank, now Bank of New York Mellon
Flann O'Brien, 1911–1966, writer
Victor Sloan MBE, Visual Artist
William Burke, 1792–1829, grave robber and murderer
William Carleton, 1794–1869, writer
Brian Friel, dramatist and theatre director
Chloe Coyle, The All Ireland Talent Show (series 2)^[17]
Ivan Sproule, football player for Bristol City F.C.

References [link]

^ Cookstown.gov.uk
^ North-South Ministerial Council: 2010 Annual Report in Ulster Scots
^ North-South Ministerial Council: 2006 Annual Report in Ulster Scots
^ Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council
^ Corry, Eoghan (2005). The GAA Book of Lists. Hodder Headline Ireland. pp. 186–191. ISBN 0-340-89695-7.
^ Marie Veronica Tarpey The role of Joseph McGarrity in the struggle for Irish independence
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Description of County Tyrone from Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland (1900)". Library Ireland. https://www.libraryireland.com/Atlas/Tyrone.php. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
^ For 1653 and 1659 figures from Civil Survey Census of those years, Paper of Mr Hardinge to Royal Irish Academy March 14, 1865.
^ Census for post 1821 figures.
^ Histpop.org
^ Nisranews.gov.uk
^ Lee, JJ (1981). "On the accuracy of the Pre-famine Irish censuses". In Goldstrom, J. M.; Clarkson, L. A.. Irish Population, Economy, and Society: Essays in Honour of the Late K. H. Connell. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.
^ Mokyr, Joel; O Grada, Cormac (November). "New Developments in Irish Population History, 1700-1850". The Economic History Review 37 (4): 473–488. DOI:10.1111/j.1468-0289.1984.tb00344.x. https://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/120035880/abstract
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Statistical classification of settlements". NI Neighbourhood Information Service. https://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme_towns/statistical%20classification.htm. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
^ The Tyrone GAA team have won the Ulster Senior Championship on eight occasions in the 20th century
^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
^ Belfast Telegraph - Chloe Coyle

The Memoirs of John M. Regan, a Catholic Officer in the RIC and RUC, 1909–48, Joost Augusteijn, editor, District Inspector, Co. Tyrone, 1920s, ISBN 978-1-84682-069-4.

External links [link]

v t e Places in County Tyrone

List of places in County Tyrone

Towns	Coalisland Cookstown Dungannon Omagh Strabane

Villages and townlands	Altamuskin Altishane Altmore Ardboe Ardstraw Artigarvan Augher Aughnacloy Ballygawley Ballymagorry Ballymully Glebe Benburb Beragh Blackwatertown Brackaville Bready Brockagh Caledon Cappagh Carnteel Carrickmore Castlecaufield Castlederg Clady Clanabogan Clogher Coagh Cranagh Creggan Derrycrin Derrylaughan Derrytresk Donaghmore Dooish Douglas Bridge Dromore Drumkee Drumnakilly Drumquin Dunnamanagh Dunnamore Edenderry Eglish Erganagh Eskra Evish Fintona Fivemiletown Galbally Garvaghey Garvetagh Gillygooly Glebe Glenmornan Gortaclare Gortin Granville Greencastle Kildress Killay Killen Killeter Killyclogher Killyman Kilskeery Knockmoyle Landahaussy Liscloon Loughmacrory Magheramason Moortown Mountfield Moy Moygashel Moylagh Mullaghmore Newmills Newtownstewart Plumbridge Pomeroy Rock Rousky Sandholes Seskinore Shanmaghery Sion Mills Sixmilecross Spamount Stewartstown Tamnamore Tattyreagh Trillick Tullyhogue Tullywiggan Victoria Bridge Washing Bay

Landforms	Ballysaggart Lough Beaghmore Black Bog Drum Manor Forest Park Glenelly Mountains of Pomeroy Sperrins Tullyhogue Fort

Baronies	Clogher Dungannon Lower Dungannon Middle Dungannon Upper Omagh East Omagh West Strabane Lower Strabane Upper

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v t e Counties and cities of Northern Ireland

Counties	Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone

Cities	Armagh Belfast Derry Lisburn Newry

v t e Counties of Ireland

The counties are listed per province

Connacht	Galway Leitrim Mayo Roscommon Sligo

Munster	Clare Cork Kerry Limerick Tipperary (North Tipperary · South Tipperary) Waterford

Leinster	Carlow Dublin (Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown · Fingal · South Dublin) Kildare Kilkenny Laois Longford Louth Meath Offaly Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

Ulster	Antrim^† Armagh^† Cavan Donegal Down^† Fermanagh^† Londonderry^† Monaghan Tyrone^†

Italics denote non-administrative counties. Brackets denote non-traditional counties. ^†denotes non-administrative counties of Northern Ireland

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Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)

Tyrone is a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament.

Boundaries and Boundary Changes

This constituency comprised the whole of County Tyrone, except the Parliamentary borough of Dungannon.

It returned two MPs 1801-1885. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland was created on 1 January 1801.

In the redistribution, which took effect in 1885, County Tyrone was divided into four single-member constituencies; East Tyrone, Mid Tyrone, North Tyrone and South Tyrone.

Politics

The constituency electorate was predominantly Tory/Conservative during most of this period.

Catholics were excluded from qualifying as voters until 1793 and taking seats in Parliament until 1829 and there was a restrictive property based franchise. It was not until the electoral reforms which took effect in 1885 that most adult males became voters. See Catholic emancipation for further details.

Tyrone (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Coordinates: 54°36′43″N 7°09′47″W / 54.612°N 7.163°W / 54.612; -7.163

Tyrone was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

Members of Parliament

1613–1801

Notes

References

Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons( ) cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.

Parliamentary Memoirs of Fermanagh and Tyrone, from 1613 to 1885

Aughnacloy, County Tyrone

Coordinates: 54°24′49″N 6°58′29″W / 54.413511°N 6.974773°W / 54.413511; -6.974773

Aughnacloy, sometimes spelt Auchnacloy (Irish: Achadh na Cloiche (field of the stone)) is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Close to the border with County Monaghan, the village is about 20 km southwest of Dungannon, and 7 km southeast of Ballygawley. It is situated in the historic barony of Dungannon Lower and the civil parish of Carnteel. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 801.

History

Much of the town was built in the 18th Century by Acheson Moore, the local landlord. Because he backed the Jacobite cause, he planted his estate in the shape of a thistle and planned out the town on the edge of it. Unable to rename it "Mooretown", he had to settle for naming the main street "Moore Street", and the side streets Sydney, Lettice, and Henrietta (now Ravella Road), after his three wives.

Aughnacloy served as an important staging post on the road to Derry. However, lacking large-scale industry, it started to wane in the late 19th century.

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