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County Tyrone
Contae Thír EoghainKarte Basisdaten Staat: Vereinigtes Königreich Verwaltungssitz: Omagh Provinz: Ulster irischer Name: Tír Eoghain Fläche: 3.761 km² Einwohner: 166.516 (2001) Tyrone (irisch: Tír Eoghain, „Eoghans Land“) ist eine der sechs historischen Grafschaften (counties) Nordirlands.
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Geografie
Im Norden liegen die Sperrin Mountains, im Osten wird die Grafschaft durch den Lough Neagh begrenzt. Die Mitte der Grafschaft besteht aus Hoch- und Hügelland.
Städte
Sehenswürdigkeiten
- Aghagogan, Wedge tomb und Menhir
- Aghalane, Court tomb
- Altdrumman, Portal tomb
- Balix Lower, Court tomb „The white rocks“
- Ballywholan, Portal tomb „Carnfadrig“
- Beaghmore, Steinkreise und Cairns
- Churchtown, „Todd’s Den und Druid’s Altar“
- Cregganconroe
- Creggandevesky, Court tomb
- Knockmany, Passage tomb „Annia’s Cove“
- Keltenkreuze, Hochkreuze von Ardboe und Donaghmore
- Killyliss, Rath
- Tullaghoge Fort, Inaugurationsplatz der O’Neils.
- Wohnplatz bei Ballynagilly, archäologischer Fundplatz
Persönlichkeiten
- Benedict Kiely, Schriftsteller und Journalist (1919–2007)
Historische Grafschaften (counties) von NordirlandAntrim | Armagh | Down | Fermanagh | Londonderry | Tyrone
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