County Tyrone 52821 223459031 2008-07-04T04:29:12Z 71.241.75.150 /* Notable residents */ :''This article is about County Tyrone. For other uses of the name, see [[Tyrone (disambiguation)]].'' {{Infobox Irish Place| name = Tyrone | gaeilge = Contae Thír Eoghain | crest image = Tyronecoatarms.png | map image = CountyTyrone.png{{!}}200px | area = {{km2 to mi2|3155|abbr=yes|precision=0}} | county town = [[Omagh]] | population = 166,516 (2001 census)<ref>http://www.cookstown.gov.uk/Development/InformationSheetsEtc/EcDevLiterature/Socio-EconomicProfile/Population.pdf</ref> | census yr = est.| province = [[Ulster]] | |}} '''County Tyrone''' ([[Irish language|Irish]]: ''Contae Thír Eoghain'') is the second largest of the nine [[Irish county|counties]] of [[Ulster]] and the largest of the six counties of [[Northern Ireland]]. It has an area of 3,155 [[square kilometre]]s (1,218 [[square mile]]s). The county borders the Northern Ireland counties of [[County Armagh|Armagh]], to the south-east, [[County Fermanagh|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 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 [[United_Kingdom_Census_2001|2001 census]]. == District Councils == Tyrone is split into four districts: * [[Strabane District Council]] * [[Cookstown District Council]] * [[Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council]] * [[Omagh District Council]] == Towns == The county town of Tyrone is [[Omagh]]. the next largest towns are [[Strabane]], [[Dungannon]] and [[Cookstown, County Tyrone|Cookstown]] respectively. Other towns include [[Fivemiletown]], [[Castlederg]], [[Coalisland]], [[Donaghmore, County Tyrone|Donaghmore]], [[Ardboe]], [[Pomeroy, County Tyrone|Pomeroy]], and [[Carrickmore]]. == Sports == The major sports in Tyrone are [[Gaelic games]]. [[Gaelic football]] is more widely played than [[hurling]]. The [[Tyrone GAA]] football side has had considerable success since the turn of the century winning two [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All Ireland titles]] (in 2003 and 2005), three [[Ulster Senior Football Championship|Ulster titles]] (2001, 2003 and 2007)<ref>The Tyrone GAA team have won the Ulster Senior Championship on eight occassions before the turn of the century</ref> and two [[National Football League (Ireland)|National League titles]] (in 2002 and 2003). 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. [[Association football]] also has a following. [[Omagh Town F.C.]] were members of the [[Irish Football League]] until they folded in [[2005]]. ==Notable residents== *[[Philomena Begley]], Irish Country Music Singer - Ireland's Queen Of Country Music *[[John Dunlap]] (1747-1812), Publisher of the first American daily newspaper the ''Pennsylvania Packet'' in 1784, was also the printer of the American [[Declaration of Independence]]. *[[John Hughes (archbishop)|John Hughes]], (1797-1864), born in Annaloghan, first [[Archbishop]] of [[Roman Catholic diocese of New York]].<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago | date = 1963}}</ref> *[[Peter Canavan]], former [[All Ireland]] winning Tyrone captain and second top scorer in Senior Ulster Championship football. *[[Ryan Kelly]], one of the men of Celtic Thunder *[[Brian Dooher]], current captain of the Tyrone senior football team. *[[Hugo Duncan]], singer and broadcaster on BBC Radio. *[[Dennis Taylor]], former [[World Snooker Champion]]. *[[Aaron Hughes]], current captain of the Northern Ireland football team and also plays for Fulham. *[[Benedict Kiely]] (1919-2007), writer and broadcaster *[[Thomas Mellon]], Founder of Mellon Bank, Now Bank of New York Mellon *[[Flann O'Brien]], 1911-1966, Writer *[[William Burke]], 1792-1829, Grave robber and murderer *[[William Carleton]], 1794-1869, Writer ==References== {{reflist}} * ''The Memoirs of John M. Regan, a Catholic Officer in the RIC and RUC, 1909–48'', Joost Augusteijn, editor, District Inspector, Co. Tyrone, 1920s, ISBN 978-1-84682-069-4. ==See also== * [[Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland#County Tyrone|Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland (County Tyrone)]] * [[List of places in County Tyrone]] == External links == *[http://www.flavouroftyrone.com/ A Flavour of Tyrone] *[http://www.countytyrone.com/ County Tyrone.com] *[http://www.clogherhistory.ie/ Clogherhistory.ie] {{Counties and cities of Northern Ireland}} {{Ireland_counties}} [[Category:Ulster|Tyrone]] [[Category:County Tyrone| ]] [[Category:Counties of Northern Ireland| ]] [[ar:مقاطعة تيرون]] [[ast:Condáu de Tyrone]] [[br:Kontelezh Tír Eoghain]] [[ca:Comtat de Tyrone]] [[cy:Swydd Tyrone]] [[de:County Tyrone]] [[es:Condado de Tyrone]] [[fr:Comté de Tyrone]] [[ga:Contae Thír Eoghain]] [[gv:Çheer Eoin]] [[gl:Condado de Tyrone]] [[it:Tyrone]] [[lt:Tirono grafystė]] [[mk:Тирон]] [[nl:County Tyrone]] [[ja:ティロン州]] [[no:Tyrone (grevskap)]] [[nn:County Tyrone]] [[pl:Hrabstwo Tyrone]] [[pt:Condado de Tyrone]] [[ro:Comitatul Tyrone]] [[ru:Тирон (графство)]] [[fi:Tyrone]] [[sv:Tyrone]] [[tg:Вилояти Тийрон]] [[tr:Tyrone Kontluğu]] [[zh:蒂龍郡]]