County Tyrone
County Tyrone (/tɪˈroʊn/; from Irish Tír Eoghain, meaning "land of Eoghan") 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.
County Tyrone
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| Nickname: The Red Hand County | |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Region | Northern Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| Established | 1585 |
| County town | Omagh |
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| • Total | 1,261 sq mi (3,270 km2) |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Highest elevation (Sawel Mountain) | 2,224 ft (678 m) |
| Population (2021) | 188,383 |
| • Rank | 11th |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
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| Contae Thír Eoghain is the Irish name; Countie Tyrone, Coontie Tyrone and Coontie Owenslann are Ulster Scots spellings (the latter used only by Dungannon & South Tyrone Borough Council). | |
Adjoined to the south-west shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 3,266 km2 (1,261 sq mi), 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 4th 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.