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}}Template:Main other County Tyrone (Template:IPAc-en;<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Template:Irish derived place name {{#invoke:IPA|main}}) 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 Template:Convert,<ref name="census1971summary"/> 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.

NameEdit

The name Tyrone is derived Template:Etymology, the name given to the conquests made by the Cenél nEógain from the provinces of Airgíalla and Ulaid.<ref name="Cosgrove">Art Cosgrove (2008); "A New History of Ireland, Volume II: Medieval Ireland 1169–1534". Oxford University Press.</ref> Historically, it was anglicised as Tirowen or Tyrowen, which are closer to the Irish pronunciation.

HistoryEdit

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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 Londonderry, and the four baronies of West Inishowen, East Inishowen, Raphoe North and Raphoe South in County Donegal.<ref name="LI">Template:Cite book Template:PD-notice</ref>

In 1608 during O'Doherty's Rebellion areas of the country were plundered and burnt by the forces of Sir Cahir O'Doherty following his destruction of Derry. However, O'Doherty's men avoided the estates of the recently fled Earl of Tyrone around Dungannon, fearing Tyrone's anger if he returned from his exile.<ref>McCavitt, John. The Flight of the Earls. Gill & MacMillan, 2002. p.143-44</ref>

GeographyEdit

With an area of Template:Convert, Tyrone is the largest county in Northern Ireland. The flat peatlands of East Tyrone border the shoreline of the largest lake in the British Isles, 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 Template:Convert. The length of the county, from the mouth of the River Blackwater at Lough Neagh to the western point near Carrickaduff hill is Template:Convert. The breadth, from the southern corner, southeast of Fivemiletown, to the northeastern corner near Meenard Mountain is Template:Convert; giving an area of Template:Convert.<ref name="LI"/> Annaghone lays claim to be the geographical centre of Northern Ireland.

Tyrone is connected by land to the counties of Fermanagh to the southwest; Monaghan to the south; Armagh to the southeast; Londonderry to the north; and Donegal to the west. Across Lough Neagh to the east, it borders County Antrim. It is the eighth largest of Ireland's thirty-two counties by area and tenth largest by population.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> It is the second largest of Ulster's nine traditional counties by area and fourth largest by population.<ref>Marie Veronica Tarpey The role of Joseph McGarrity in the struggle for Irish independence Template:Webarchive</ref>

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Blackrock Bridge near Newtownstewart, carrying the closed GNR mainline that ran through the county

AdministrationEdit

The county was administered by Tyrone County Council from 1899 until the abolition of county councils in Northern Ireland in 1973.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

DemographyEdit

Template:Bar box It is one of four counties in Northern Ireland which currently has a majority of the population from a Catholic community background, according to the 2021 census.<ref name="NI county religions 2021">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1900 County Tyrone had a population of 197,719,<ref name="LI"/> while in 2021 it was 188,383. At the time of the 2021 census, 66.49% were from a Catholic background, 28.88% were from a Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related), 0.66% were from other religions, and 3.97% had no religious background.<ref name="NI county religions 2021"/>

Religion or religion brought up in (2021 Census)
Religion or religion brought up in Number %
Catholic 125,251 66.49%
Protestant and Other Christian 54,407 28.88%
Other religions 1,251 0.66%
None (no religion) 7,474 3.97%
Total 188,383 100.00%
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National identity Number (%)
Irish only 78,291 41.6%
British only 39,551 21.0%
Northern Irish only 38,698 20.5%
British and Northern Irish only 8,197 4.4%
Irish and Northern Irish only 3,853 2.1%
British, Irish and Northern Irish only 1,175 0.6%
British and Irish only 737 0.4%
Other identity 17,881 9.5%
Total 188,383 100.0%
All Irish identities 84,562 44.9%
All British identities 50,768 27.0%
All Northern Irish identities 52,667 28.0%

Irish language and Ulster ScotsEdit

In the 2021 UK census in County Tyrone:

  • 18.44% claim to have some knowledge of the Irish language, whilst 5.84% claim to be able to speak, read, write and understand spoken Irish. 3.62% claim to use Irish daily. 0.38% claim that Irish is their main language.
  • 8.15% claim to have some knowledge of Ulster Scots, whilst 0.91% claim to be able to speak, read, write and understand spoken Ulster Scots. 1.26% claim to use Ulster Scots daily.

SettlementsEdit

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Large townsEdit

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Medium townsEdit

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Small townsEdit

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Intermediate settlementsEdit

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VillagesEdit

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Small villagesEdit

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Future railway revivalEdit

There is the possibility of the line being reopened to Dungannon railway station from Portadown.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

SportEdit

Major sports in Tyrone include Gaelic games, association football, rugby union and cricket:

  • Gaelic football is more widely played than hurling in Tyrone. The Tyrone GAA football side has had considerable success since 2000, winning four All Ireland titles (in 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2021). They have also won sixteen Ulster titles (1956, 1957, 1973, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017 and 2021)<ref>The Tyrone GAA team have won the Ulster Senior Championship on eight occasions in the 20th century</ref> and two National League titles (in 2002<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and 2003<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Notable peopleEdit

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See alsoEdit

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ReferencesEdit

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Further readingEdit

  • Joost, Augusteijn (ed.) (1920s). The Memoirs of John M. Regan, a Catholic Officer in the RIC and RUC, 1909–48. Co. Tyrone. Template:ISBN.
  • McNeill, I. (2010). The Flora of County Tyrone. National Museums of Northern Ireland. Template:ISBN

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