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'''County Tyrone''' (]: ''Contae Tír Eoghain'') is the second largest of the nine ] of ] and the largest of the six counties of ]. Area: 3,155 km² (1,218 square miles). '''County Tyrone''' (]: ''Contae Tír Eoghain'') is the second largest of the nine ] of ] and the largest of the six counties of ]. Area: 3,155 km² (1,218 square miles).


The county borders the Northern Ireland counties of ], to the south-east, ], to the south-west and ] to the north-east. The county also borders ] to the east. The borders with the ] are ] to the south and ] to the north-west. The county borders the Northern Ireland counties of ], to the south-east, ], to the south-west and ] to the north-east. The county also borders ] to the east. The borders with the ] are ] to the south and ] to the north-west.


Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as ], and comprised part of modern day ] east of the ]. The majority of County Derry/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 different O'Neill clans and families, the strongest of the Gaelic Irish families. Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as ], and comprised part of modern day ] east of the ]. 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 different O'Neill clans and families, the strongest of the Gaelic Irish families.


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Revision as of 19:55, 1 July 2006

This article is about County Tyrone. For other uses of the name, see Tyrone (disambiguation).

Template:Infobox Irish Place County Tyrone (Irish: Contae Tír Eoghain) is the second largest of the nine counties of Ulster and the largest of the six counties of Northern Ireland. Area: 3,155 km² (1,218 square miles).

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. The county also borders Lough Neagh to the east. The borders with the Republic of Ireland are County Monaghan to the south and County Donegal to the north-west.

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 different O'Neill clans and families, the strongest of the Gaelic Irish families.

District Councils

Tyrone is split into four districts:

Towns

The county town of Tyrone is Omagh. Other towns include Strabane, Cookstown, Dungannon, Castlederg and Coalisland.

External links

See also

Counties of Ireland
The counties are listed per province
 Connacht
 Leinster
 Munster
 Ulster
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