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This article is about County Tyrone. For other uses of the name, see Tyrone (disambiguation).
Tyrone
Contae Thír Eoghain
Coat of arms of Tyrone
Location
centerMap highlighting Tyrone
Statistics
Province: Ulster
County seat: Omagh
Area: 3,155 km² (1,218 sq mi)
Population (est. Poetic description This dinnseanchas poem named Ard Ruide (Ruide Headland poetically describes the kingdoms of Ireland Ulster ( Ulaidh ˈkwɪɟɪ ˈʌlˠu / ˈʌlˠi is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in addition to Connacht, Munster and Leinster A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Omagh (pronounced /'omæ/) is the County town of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ) 166,516 (2001 census)[1]

County Tyrone (Irish: Contae Thír Eoghain) is the second largest of the nine counties of Ulster and the largest of the six counties of Northern Ireland. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Since the late 16th century the Island of Ireland has been divided into 32 counties ( Irish language contae or condae Ulster ( Ulaidh ˈkwɪɟɪ ˈʌlˠu / ˈʌlˠi is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in addition to Connacht, Munster and Leinster Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of It has an area of 3,155 square kilometres (1,218 square miles). Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile.

The county borders the Northern Ireland counties of Armagh, to the south-east, Fermanagh, to the south-west and County Londonderry to the north-east. County Armagh ( Contae Ard Mhacha in Irish - from the height of Macha) is a county in Ulster in the north east of Ireland County Fermanagh (fɚr'mænɘ Contae Fhear Manach or Fear Manach ('Men of Monach'in Irish) is the westernmost of the six counties that form Northern The county also borders Lough Neagh to the east. Lough Neagh (ˌlɒx ˈneɪ, ɫ̪ɔx ˈn̠ʲahax is a freshwater Lake in Northern Ireland. The borders with the Republic of Ireland are County Monaghan to the south and County Donegal to the north-west. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. County Monaghan ('mɔnəhən Irish: Contae Mhuineacháin) is a county in Ireland. County Donegal (ˌdʌnəˈgɔːl Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall.

Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. Lough Foyle ( Loch Feabhail in Irish) is the name given to the Estuary of the River Foyle in Ulster. The River Foyle ( is a River in west Ulster in the northwest of Ireland, which flows from the confluence of the rivers Finn and Mourne 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. 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. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001

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District Councils

Tyrone is split into four districts:

Towns

The county town of Tyrone is Omagh. Strabane District Council is a Local Council in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. Cookstown District Council ( Irish: Comhairle Ceantair na Coirre Críochaí, Ulster Scots: Districk Cooncil o Cookestoun) is a district council Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council ( Irish: Comhairle Baile Dhún Geanainn agus Thír Eoghain Theas, Ulster Scots: Rathgannon Sooth Owenslann Omagh District Council is a Local Council in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. Omagh (pronounced /'omæ/) is the County town of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen the next largest towns are Strabane, Dungannon and Cookstown respectively. Strabane (strəˈbæn Irish, An Srath Bán, Fair River Valley or White Strand is a Town in the west of County Tyrone and the north-west of Dungannon ( is a Town in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. It is the third largest town in the County (next to Omagh and Strabane Cookstown (An Chorr Chríochach is a town in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. Other towns include Fivemiletown, Castlederg, Coalisland, Donaghmore, Ardboe, Pomeroy, and Carrickmore. Fivemiletown ( Baile an Lorgan in Irish) is a Village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Castlederg ( Caisleán na Deirge in Irish) is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, lying on the River Derg. Coalisland ( Oileán a'Ghuail in Irish) is a small Town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with a population of 5917 people Donaghmore ( Domhnach Mor in Irish) is a small Village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, about five kilometres (3 mi northwest of Ardboe ( Irish: Ard Bó, the height of the cow is a small village in the north east of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Pomeroy is a small Village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, situated 10 miles from Cookstown, 8 miles from Dungannon and 18 Carrickmore (An Charraig Mhór is a Village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

Sports

The major sports in Tyrone are Gaelic games. Gaelic games are the traditional sports played in Ireland. The two main Gaelic games are Gaelic football and Hurling, both of which are organised by the Gaelic football is more widely played than hurling. Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football Hurling (in Irish, iománaíocht or iomáint) is an outdoor team Sport of ancient Gaelic origin administered by the Gaelic The Tyrone GAA football side has had considerable success since the turn of the century winning two All Ireland titles (in 2003 and 2005), three Ulster titles (2001, 2003 and 2007)[2] and two National League titles (in 2002 and 2003). The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Tír Eoghain or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. The Ulster Senior Football Championship is the premier Gaelic football "knockout" competition played in the province of Ulster in Ireland For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football

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 six times and the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship four times. The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the ESB Minor Football Championship) is the premier "knockout" competition The All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Cadbury Under-21 Football Championship) is the premier "knockout" competition

Association football also has a following. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Omagh Town F.C. were members of the Irish League until they folded in 2005. Omagh Town FC was a Northern Ireland football club playing in the Irish Football League. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ http://www.cookstown.gov.uk/Development/InformationSheetsEtc/EcDevLiterature/Socio-EconomicProfile/Population.pdf
  2. ^ The Tyrone GAA team have won the Ulster Senior Championship on eight occassions before the turn of the century
  3. ^ (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Benedict "Ben" Kiely (born August 15 1919 &ndash died February 9 2007) was an Irish author and broadcaster from Omagh Thomas Alexander Mellon ( February 3, 1813 – February 3, 1908) was an Irish - American Entrepreneur, Lawyer Brian O'Nolan (Brian Ó Nualláin (5 October 1911 – 1 April 1966 was an Irish novelist and satirist best known for his novels An Béal Bocht, At This is about the Irish novelist For other uses see William Carleton (disambiguation. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who.  

See also

External links

Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland is a link page for any Abbey, Priory, Friary or other religious house in Northern Ireland. This is a list of cities, Towns Villages and hamlets in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
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