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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.
Tyrone may refer to: Kingdom of Tyrone or Tír Eoghain, a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland. County Tyrone, a county in Northern Ireland. Earl of Tyrone, a title in the Peerage of Ireland. Tyrone (name), a male given name.
The Nine Years' War, sometimes called Tyrone's Rebellion, [1][2] took place in Ireland from 1593 to 1603. It was fought between an Irish confederation—led mainly by Hugh O'Neill of Tyrone and Hugh Roe O'Donnell of Tyrconnell —against English rule in Ireland, and was a response to the ongoing Tudor conquest of Ireland.
Omagh (/ ˈoʊmə, ˈoʊmɑː /; [3] from Irish: An Ómaigh [ənˠ ˈoːmˠiː], meaning 'the virgin plain') [4] is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. Northern Ireland's capital city, Belfast, is 68 miles (109.5 km) to the east of Omagh, and Derry is ...
Tyrone. 54°30′N 6°46′W / 54.50°N 6.77°W / 54.50; -6.77. Dungannon (from Irish Dún Geanainn, meaning 'Geanann's fort', pronounced [d̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈɟan̪ˠən̪ˠ]) [1] is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second-largest town in the county (after Omagh) and had a population of 16,282 at the 2021 Census. [2]
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone [c] (Irish: Aodh Mór Ó Néill; [9] c. 1550 [b] – 20 July 1616) was an Irish Gaelic lord and key figure of the Nine Years' War.Known as the "Great Earl", [6] [5] he led the confederacy of Irish clans against the English Crown in resistance to the Tudor conquest of Ireland under Queen Elizabeth I.
Strabane (/ strəˈbæn /; from Irish An Srath Bán, meaning 'the white river-holm') [1][2][3] is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Strabane had a population of 13,507 at the 2021 Census. [4] It lies on the east bank of the River Foyle. It is roughly midway from Omagh, Derry and Letterkenny.
Tír Eoghain (meaning Land of Eoghan), also known as Tyrone, was a kingdom and later earldom of Gaelic Ireland, comprising parts of present-day County Tyrone, County Armagh, County Londonderry and County Donegal (Raphoe). The kingdom represented the core homeland of the Cenél nEógain people of the Northern Uí Néill and although they ruled ...