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County Tyrone (Ulster Scots: Coontie Owenslann) is the second largest of the nine counties of Ulster
Ulster

Ulster is one of the four Provinces of Ireland of Ireland, in addition to Connacht, Munster and Leinster. The name is sometimes informally used as a synonym for Northern Ireland, one of the countries of the United Kingdom, although Northern Ireland covers only two thirds of Ulster....
 and the largest of the six counties of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

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. It has an area of 3,155 square kilometres (1,218 square miles). The county borders the Northern Ireland counties of Armagh
County Armagh

County Armagh is a counties of Ireland in Ulster in the north east of Ireland. It is the smallest, in area, of the six counties that form Northern Ireland and second smallest in Ulster....
, to the south-east, Fermanagh
County Fermanagh

County Fermanagh , is the westernmost of the six counties that form Northern Ireland, and is part of the Province of Ulster. Fermanagh is often referred to as Ireland's Lake District, together with neighbouring County Cavan....
, to the south-west and County Londonderry
County Londonderry

County Londonderry or County Derry is one of the six Counties of Ireland of Northern Ireland in the Provinces of Ireland of Ulster in Ireland....
 to the north-east. The county also borders Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh

Lough Neagh is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. With an area of 392 square kilometres , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty List of largest lakes of Europe....
 to the east. The borders with the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
 are County Monaghan
County Monaghan

County Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is one of three counties situated in the Province of Ulster which are in the Republic of Ireland. The name comes from the Irish, derived from Muine Cheain meaning the Land of the little hills....
 to the south and County Donegal
County Donegal

County Donegal is a county located in the west of the Province of Ulster, in the northwest of Ireland. It is one of three counties in the Province of Ulster that do not form part of Northern Ireland....
 to the north-west.

Gaelic form of the name is Tir-Eoghain, signifying the land or territory (tir) of Eoghan or Owen.






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County Tyrone (Ulster Scots: Coontie Owenslann) is the second largest of the nine counties of Ulster
Ulster

Ulster is one of the four Provinces of Ireland of Ireland, in addition to Connacht, Munster and Leinster. The name is sometimes informally used as a synonym for Northern Ireland, one of the countries of the United Kingdom, although Northern Ireland covers only two thirds of Ulster....
 and the largest of the six counties of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

conventional_long_name = Northern Ireland|native_name= Tuaisceart ?ireannNorlin Airlann|motto =|image_map = Europe location N-IRL2.png...
. It has an area of 3,155 square kilometres (1,218 square miles). The county borders the Northern Ireland counties of Armagh
County Armagh

County Armagh is a counties of Ireland in Ulster in the north east of Ireland. It is the smallest, in area, of the six counties that form Northern Ireland and second smallest in Ulster....
, to the south-east, Fermanagh
County Fermanagh

County Fermanagh , is the westernmost of the six counties that form Northern Ireland, and is part of the Province of Ulster. Fermanagh is often referred to as Ireland's Lake District, together with neighbouring County Cavan....
, to the south-west and County Londonderry
County Londonderry

County Londonderry or County Derry is one of the six Counties of Ireland of Northern Ireland in the Provinces of Ireland of Ulster in Ireland....
 to the north-east. The county also borders Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh

Lough Neagh is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. With an area of 392 square kilometres , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty List of largest lakes of Europe....
 to the east. The borders with the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
 are County Monaghan
County Monaghan

County Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is one of three counties situated in the Province of Ulster which are in the Republic of Ireland. The name comes from the Irish, derived from Muine Cheain meaning the Land of the little hills....
 to the south and County Donegal
County Donegal

County Donegal is a county located in the west of the Province of Ulster, in the northwest of Ireland. It is one of three counties in the Province of Ulster that do not form part of Northern Ireland....
 to the north-west.

Name

The Gaelic form of the name is Tir-Eoghain, signifying the land or territory (tir) of Eoghan or Owen. This Owen was son of king Niall of the Nine Hostages
Niall of the Nine Hostages

Niall No?g?allach , son of Eochaid Mugmed?n, was an Ireland king, the eponymous ancestor of the U? N?ill kindred who dominated Ireland from the 6th century to the 10th century....
, and brother of Conall, who gave his name to Tirconnell.

History

Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle
Lough Foyle

Lough Foyle is the name given to the estuary of the River Foyle in Ulster. It starts where the Foyle leaves Derry. It separates the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal from County Londonderry in Northern Ireland....
, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry
County Londonderry

County Londonderry or County Derry is one of the six Counties of Ireland of Northern Ireland in the Provinces of Ireland of Ulster in Ireland....
 east of the River Foyle
River Foyle

The River Foyle is a river in west Ulster in the northwest of Ireland, which flows from the confluence of the rivers River Finn and River Mourne at the towns of Lifford in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, and Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland....
. 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
Ulster

Ulster is one of the four Provinces of Ireland of Ireland, in addition to Connacht, Munster and Leinster. The name is sometimes informally used as a synonym for Northern Ireland, one of the countries of the United Kingdom, although Northern Ireland covers only two thirds of Ulster....
, surviving into the seventeenth century. The ancient principality of Tir-Owen, the inheritance of the O'Neills, included the whole of the present counties of Tyrone and Londonderry, and the two baronies of Inishowen
Inishowen

Inishowen is a peninsula in County Donegal, and also the largest peninsula in Ireland. It pre-dates the formation of the county in which it is located by centuries....
 and Raphoe
Raphoe

Raphoe is a town in County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in Republic of Ireland. It is the main town in the fertile district of East Donegal known as the Laggan, as well as giving its name to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe and the Church of Ireland Diocese of Raphoe and Derry....
 in County Donegal
County Donegal

County Donegal is a county located in the west of the Province of Ulster, in the northwest of Ireland. It is one of three counties in the Province of Ulster that do not form part of Northern Ireland....
.

Geography

With an area of 3,155 square kilometres (1,218 square miles), Tyrone is the largest county in Northern Ireland. The flat peatlands of East Tyrone borders the shoreline of the largest lake in Ireland, Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh

Lough Neagh is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. With an area of 392 square kilometres , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty List of largest lakes of Europe....
, rising gradually across to the more mountainous terrain in the west of the county, the area surrounding the Sperrin Mountains
Sperrins

The Sperrins, or Sperrin Mountains, are a range of hills in Northern Ireland and one of the largest Upland areas in Ireland. The Sperrins Region is located in the centre of Northern Ireland, stretching from the western shoreline of Lough Neagh in County Tyrone, to the southern portions of County Londonderry....
, the highest point being Sawel Mountain
Sawel Mountain

Sawel Mountain is a mountain in County Londonderry and County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the highest peak in the Sperrin Mountains, and the seventh highest in Northern Ireland....
 at a height of 678 m (2,224 ft). The length of the county, from the mouth of the River Blackwater
River Blackwater, Northern Ireland

The River Blackwater is a river in County Armagh and County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, as well as County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, which has its source to the north of Fivemiletown, County Tyrone....
 at Lough Neagh to the western point near Carrickaduff hill is 55 miles. The breadth, from the southern corner, southeast of Fivemiletown
Fivemiletown

Fivemiletown is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated 16 miles east of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh and 26 miles west-southwest of Dungannon, on the A4 road Enniskillen to Dungannon road, close to the county boundary with Fermanagh....
, to the northeastern corner near Meenard Mountain is 37.5 miles; giving an area of 1,260 square miles (in 1900).

Demography

It is one of four counties
Counties of Ireland

In a process that began following the Norman invasion, and was completed in 1606, the island of Ireland was divided into thirty-two county ....
 in Northern Ireland which presently has a majority of the population from a Catholic
Catholic

Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek language adjective , meaning "whole" or "complete". In the context of Christianity ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages....
 community background, according to the 2001 census
United Kingdom Census 2001

A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th Census in the United Kingdom....
. In 1900 County Tyrone had a population of 197,719, while in 2001 it was 166,516.

Settlements


Large towns

(population of 18,000 or more and under 75,000 at 2001 Census)
  • Omagh
    Omagh

    Omagh is the county town of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, situated where the rivers River Drumragh and Rive Camowen meet to form the River Strule....

Medium towns

(population of 10,000 or more and under 18,000 at 2001 Census)
  • Cookstown
    Cookstown

    Cookstown may refer to either of the following:*Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland*Cookstown, Ontario, Canada*Cookstown, New Jersey, United States...
  • Dungannon
    Dungannon

    Dungannon is a town in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. It is the third-largest town in the county and a population of 11,139 people was recorded in the United Kingdom Census 2001....
  • Strabane
    Strabane

    Strabane is a town in the west of County Tyrone and the north-west of Northern Ireland. The town straddles the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland with the town of Lifford, County Donegal, to the west....

Small towns

(population of 4,500 or more and under 10,000 at 2001 Census)
  • Coalisland
    Coalisland

    Coalisland is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with a population of 5,917 people . As its name suggests, it was formerly a centre for coal mining....

Intermediate settlements

(population of 2,250 or more and under 4,500 at 2001 Census)
  • Castlederg
    Castlederg

    Castlederg is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, lying on the River Derg. It is the most westerly town in Tyrone and is a busy market town serving an important agricultural area....

Villages

(population of 1,000 or more and under 2,250 at 2001 Census)
  • Dromore
    Dromore, County Tyrone

    Dromore is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated nine miles south west of Omagh on the A32 road and sixteen miles from Enniskillen....
  • Fintona
    Fintona

    Fintona is a village located in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second largest settlement in the Omagh District Council area, after Omagh itself....
  • Fivemiletown
    Fivemiletown

    Fivemiletown is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated 16 miles east of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh and 26 miles west-southwest of Dungannon, on the A4 road Enniskillen to Dungannon road, close to the county boundary with Fermanagh....
  • Moy
    Moy, County Tyrone

    Moy is a village located  8 km from Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 1,218 people in the United Kingdom Census 2001....
  • Newtownstewart
    Newtownstewart

    Newtownstewart is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is overlooked by hills called Bessy Bell and Mary Gray and is at the confluence of the River Strule and the Owenkillew River....
  • Sion Mills
    Sion Mills

    Sion Mills is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland on the River Mourne. In the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 2,050 people....

Small villages or hamlets

(population of less than 1,000 at 2001 Census)
  • Altamuskin
    Altamuskin

    Altamuskin is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, near Sixmilecross. In the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 75 people....
  • Altmore
    Altmore

    Altmore is a small hamlet in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is five miles from Carrickmore and four miles from Pomeroy, County Tyrone. Most of the community consists of farmers who make their livelihood cattle and pig farming....
  • Ardboe
    Ardboe

    Ardboe , is a small village in the north east of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The boundaries of Ardboe parish run the length of a small section of Lough Neagh and borders the neighbouring parishes of Clonoe, Coalisland, Coagh and Ballinderry....
  • Ardstraw
    Ardstraw

    Ardstraw is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, three miles northwest of Newtownstewart. In the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 222 people....
  • Artigarvan
    Artigarvan

    Artigarvan is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is near Strabane and within the Strabane District Council area. In the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 603 people....
  • Augher
    Augher

    Augher is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated 18 miles southwest of Dungannon, on the A4_road Dungannon to Enniskillen road, halfway between Ballygawley and Clogher....
  • Aughnacloy
  • Ballygawley
  • Ballymagorry
    Ballymagorry

    Ballymagorry is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, 5 km north of Strabane. In the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 565 people....
  • Beragh
    Beragh

    Beragh is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated approximately 13 km from Omagh with a population of 520 in the 2001 Census....
  • Caledon
    Caledon, County Tyrone

    Caledon is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland in the Clogher Valley on the banks of the River Blackwater, Northern Ireland, some 7 miles from Armagh....
  • Carrickmore
    Carrickmore

    Carrickmore is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is centrally located in the heart of the county, on an elevated site colloquially known as "The Rock"....
  • Clogher
    Clogher

    Clogher is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, situated on the River Blackwater, Northern Ireland, 18 miles south of Omagh. Although home to a Church of Ireland cathedral, by population it is a village....
  • Donaghmore
  • Donemana
    Donemana

    Donemana is a small market village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, 11 kilometres north-east of Strabane, on the banks of the Burn Dennett and at the foothills of the Sperrins....
  • Edanderry
    Edenderry, County Tyrone

    Edenderry is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 84 people. It lies within the Omagh District Council area....
  • Eglish
    Eglish

    Eglish is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, about 6km southwest of Dungannon. In the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 93 people....
  • Erganagh
    Erganagh

    Erganagh is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 366 people. It lies within the Strabane District Council area....
  • Eskra
    Eskra

    Eskra is a small village located in the south-west of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on the Omagh to Clogher road, about 10 miles from Omagh and about 4 miles from Clogher....
  • Evish
    Evish

    Evish is a small rural community area situated 3 miles from Strabane and 7 miles from Plumbridge. Within the area is Evish Primary School and also Evish Cross Community Group....
  • Glenmornan
    Glenmornan

    Glenmornan is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 78 people. It lies within the Strabane District Council area....
  • Pomeroy
    Pomeroy, County Tyrone

    Pomeroy is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, situated from Cookstown, from Dungannon and from Omagh. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 604 people....
  • Stewartstown
    Stewartstown, County Tyrone

    Stewartstown is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, close to Lough Neagh and about 5 miles from Cookstown, 3 miles from Coalisland and 7 miles from Dungannon....
  • Victoria Bridge
    Victoria Bridge, County Tyrone

    Victoria Bridge is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 318 people. It lies within the Strabane District Council area....


Sport

  • The major sports in Tyrone are Gaelic games
    Gaelic games

    Gaelic games are the traditional sports played in Ireland. The two main Gaelic games are Gaelic football and Hurling, both of which are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association ....
    . Gaelic football
    Gaelic football

    Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football", "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. It is, together with hurling, one of the two most popular spectator sports in Ireland today....
     is more widely played than hurling
    Hurling

    Hurling is an outdoor team sport of ancient Gaelic Culture origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar....
    . The Tyrone GAA
    Tyrone GAA

    The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tyrone....
     football side has had considerable success since the turn of the century winning three All Ireland titles
    All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

    The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. The series of games are organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the summer months with the All-Ireland Football Final being played on the third or fourth Sunday in September in Crok...
     (in 2003, 2005 and 2008) and are the reigning All-Ireland Champions, they have also won three Ulster titles
    Ulster Senior Football Championship

    The Ulster Senior Football Championship is the premier Gaelic football "knockout" competition played in the Provinces of Ireland of Ulster in Ireland....
     (2001, 2003 and 2007) and two National League titles
    National Football League (Ireland)

    The National Football League is a Gaelic football tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association....
     (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
    All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

    The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for under-18 competitors of the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland....
     seven times (the most recent, also in 2008) and the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
    All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

    The All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for players aged between 18 and 21 in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland....
     four times.
  • Association Football also has a large following. Omagh Town F.C.
    Omagh Town F.C.

    Omagh Town F.C. was a Northern Ireland football club playing in the Irish Football League. The club, formed in 1962, hailed from Omagh, County Tyrone and played their home matches at St....
     were members of the Irish Football League until they folded in 2005. Dungannon Swifts F.C.
    Dungannon Swifts F.C.

    Dungannon Swifts F.C. is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1949, has risen from the Mid-Ulster league to the top tier in Northern Ireland since its election to the IFA Premiership First Division in 1997....
     compete in the Irish Premier League. Other team's include Division One side Coagh United F.C. and Division Two sides Dergview F.C.
    Dergview F.C.

    Dergview is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the IFA Championship. The club, founded in 1980, hails from Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, and plays its matches Darragh Park....
     and Killymoon Rangers F.C.
    Killymoon Rangers F.C.

    Killymoon Rangers F.C. is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the IFA Championship. It hails from Cookstown, County Tyrone....
    .
  • Rugby Union
    Rugby union

    Rugby union is a competitive outdoor contact sport, played with an oval ball, by two teams of 15 players. It is one of the two main codes of rugby football, the other being rugby league....
     is very popular in the county. Dungannon RFC
    Dungannon RFC

    Dungannon RFC is a rugby union club from Dungannon, Northern Ireland. The club first team plays in the AIB League Division One, Ulster Senior League and Ulster Senior Cup....
     are one of only two Ulster teams currently playing in All Ireland League One. Other teams include Omagh RFC, Clogher Valley RFC, Cookstown RFC and Strabane RFC.


People

Notable residents of County Tyrone have included:
  • Philomena Begley
    Philomena Begley

    Philomena Begley is an Irish people country music singer from Pomeroy, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland....
    , Irish Country Music Singer - Ireland's Queen Of Country Music
  • John Dunlap
    John Dunlap

    John Dunlap was the Printer of the first copies of the United States Declaration of Independence and one of the most successful American printers of his era....
     (1747-1812), Publisher of the first American daily newspaper the Pennsylvania Packet in 1784, was also the printer of the American Declaration of Independence
    Declaration of independence

    This article is about declarations of independence in general. Specific declarations of independence are listed below in alphabetical order. For the painting of this name, see Trumbull's Declaration of Independence....
    .
  • John Hughes
    John Hughes (archbishop)

    Archbishop John Joseph Hughes was the fourth bishop and first Archbishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York. He was born in County Tyrone, Ireland and followed his parents to the United States in 1817....
    , (1797-1864), born in Annaloghan, first Archbishop
    Archbishop

    In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others, this means that they lead a diocese of particular importance called an archdiocese, or in the Anglican Communion an Ecclesiastical Province, but this is not always the case....
     of Roman Catholic diocese of New York.
  • Peter Canavan
    Peter Canavan

    Peter Canavan is an Irish people former Gaelic football player for Tyrone GAA, and is one of the most decorated players in the game's history. He represented Ireland international rules football team in the International Rules Series on several occasions from 1998 until 2000....
    , former All Ireland
    All Ireland

    As an attributive, All Ireland emphasises the entire island of Ireland, as opposed to either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland. In Irish Republicanism, the expression Counties of Ireland is often used instead: 32 as distinct from the 26 counties of the Republic and the remaining 6 of Northern Ireland....
     winning Tyrone captain and second top scorer in Senior Ulster Championship football.
  • Ryan Kelly
    Ryan Kelly

    Ryan Kelly is an United States comic book artist living in St. Paul, Minnesota....
    , one of the men of Celtic Thunder
  • Brian Dooher
    Brian Dooher

    Brian Dooher is an Irish, GAA All Stars Awards-winning Gaelic footballer and current captain of Tyrone GAA. Dooher plays his club football for the Tyrone club side Clann na nGael, Tyrone....
    , current captain of the Tyrone senior football team.
  • Hugo Duncan
    Hugo Duncan

    Hugo Duncan has remained, for more than 35 years, one of the top attractions on the Irish entertainment scene having launched his career with his stunning hit Dear God in the early 1970s....
    , singer and broadcaster on BBC Radio.
  • Dennis Taylor
    Dennis Taylor

    Dennis Taylor is a retired snooker player, and current BBC snooker commentator. Taylor is well known for his sense of humour and his trademark over-sized glasses....
    , former World Snooker Champion.
  • Aaron Hughes
    Aaron Hughes

    Aaron William Hughes is a Northern Ireland Association football who plays for Fulham F.C.. Hughes can play centre back, right back or left back, he is also able to play anywhere in midfield....
    , current captain of the Northern Ireland football team and also plays for Fulham.
  • Benedict Kiely
    Benedict Kiely

    Benedict "Ben" Kiely was an Irish author and broadcaster from Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland....
     (1919-2007), writer and broadcaster
  • Thomas Mellon
    Thomas Mellon

    Thomas Alexander Mellon was an Scotch-Irish American-American entrepreneur, lawyer, and judge, best known as the founder of Mellon Financial Corporation and patriarch of the Mellon family of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
    , Founder of Mellon Bank, Now Bank of New York Mellon
  • Flann O'Brien
    Flann O'Brien

    Brian O'Nolan was an Irish novelist and satirist, best known for his novels An B?al Bocht, At Swim-Two-Birds and The Third Policeman written under the pen name Flann O'Brien....
    , 1911-1966, Writer
  • William Burke, 1792-1829, Grave robber and murderer
  • William Carleton
    William Carleton

    William Carleton was an Ireland novelist.Carleton's father was a tenant farmer, who supported fourteen children on as many acres, and young Carleton passed his early life among scenes similar to those he later described in his books....
    , 1794-1869, Writer


See also

  • Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland (County Tyrone)
    Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland

    Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland is a link page for any abbey, priory, friary or other religious house in Northern Ireland....
  • List of places in County Tyrone
    List of places in County Tyrone

    This is a list of city, towns, villages and Hamlet s in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. See the Places in Northern Ireland for places in other counties....


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