Coontie Tyrone

Coontie Tyrone (frae Erse Tír Eoghain meanin "land o Eoghan") kent as Coontie Owenslann forby, is ane o the sax coonties o Northren Ireland an ane o the 32 coonties o Ireland.  It is in the stewartry o Ulster in the north o the iland. Tae the north is Coontie Lunnonderry, tae the aest is Loch Neagh an Coontie Armagh, tae the sooth is coonties Monaghan an Fermanagh an tae the wast is Coontie Dunnygal. It kivers an aurie o 3,155 km² an haes aboot 166,516 indwallers. This maks it the seivent mucklest o Ireland's coonties by aurie an aicht mucklest by population.

Name
The name Tyrone cums frae Erse Tír Eoghain meanin "land o Eoghan". This Eoghan wis son o king Niall o the Nine Hostages, an brither o Conall Gulban, wha gae his name tae the kinrick o Tír Chonaill. Historically, it wis anglicised as Tirowen or Tyrowen, whilk are nearer tae the Erse pronunciation.

Settlements
Muckle touns
(population o 18,000 or mair an unner 75,000 at 2001 Census)
Omey

Middlin touns
(population o 10,000 or mair an unner 18,000 at 2001 Census)
Cookstoun
Dungannon
Strabane

Sma touns
(population o 4,500 or mair an unner 10,000 at 2001 Census)
Coalisland

Hauflin settlements
(population o 2,250 or mair an unner 4,500 at 2001 Census)
Castlederg

Veelages
(population o 1,000 or mair an unner 2,250 at 2001 Census)
Ardboe
Carrickmore
Dromore
Fintona
Fivemiletoun
Moy
Newtounstewart
Sion Mills

Sma veelages or hamlets
(population o less nor 1,000 at 2001 Census)

Altamuskin
Altmore
Ardstraw
Artigarvan
Augher
Auchnacloy
Ballygawly
Ballymagorry
Beragh
Caledon
Clogher
Clonoe
Derrylaughan
Derrytresk
Donaghmore
Dunnamanagh
Drumquin
Edenderry
Eglish
Erganagh
Eskra
Evish
Glenmornan
Gortin
Greencastle
Killyclogher
Lochmacrory
Kildress
Pomeroy
Rock
Stewartstoun
Tullyhogue
Victoria Brig

Baronies

Clogher
Dungannon Lawer
Dungannon Middle
Dungannon Upper
Omey Aest
Omey Wast
Strabane Lawer
Strabane Upper

References

 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.

Further readin
McNeill, I. 2010. The Flora of County Tyrone. National Museums of Northern Ireland. ISBN 978-905989-17-1

Freemit airtins

A Flavour o Tyrone 
County Tyrone.com
Ulster-American Fowk Pairk 

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