17-411: Newmills is a small village in east County Tyrone , Northern Ireland , 3 miles (5 km) from Dungannon and 2 miles (3 km) from Coalisland . Newmills gets its name from a corn mill and kilns that formerly stood in the area. Local amenities include a primary school, a local shop and a number of churches. It currently has a population of approximately 400 people. The River Torrent flows through
34-657: A Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related), 0.66% were from other religions, and 3.97% had no religious background. In the 2021 UK census in County Tyrone: (population of 18,000 or more and under 75,000 at 2021 Census) (population of 10,000 or more and under 18,000 at 2021 Census) (population of 4,500 or more and under 10,000 at 2021 Census) (population of 2,250 or more and under 4,500 at 2021 Census) (population of 1,000 or more and under 2,250 at 2001 Census) (population of less than 1,000 at 2001 Census) Baronies Parishes Townlands There
51-573: A mountain range in Northern Ireland . The range stretches from Strabane and Mullaghcarn in the west, to Slieve Gallion and the Glenshane Pass in the east, in the counties of Tyrone and Londonderry . The landscape is mostly moorland and blanket bog . The region has a population of some 150,000 and is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . It has a distinctive glaciated landscape. The mountains mostly have rounded summits and
68-470: Is Omagh . Adjoined to the south-west shore of Lough Neagh , the county covers an area of 1,261 square miles (3,266 km ), 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 5th most populous county in both Northern Ireland and Ulster, and the 11th most populous county on
85-421: Is 55 miles (89 km). The breadth, from the southern corner, southeast of Fivemiletown , to the northeastern corner near Meenard Mountain is 37.5 miles (60.4 km); giving an area of 1,261 sq mi (3,270 km ). Annaghone lays claim to be the geographical centre of Northern Ireland. Tyrone is connected by land to the counties of Fermanagh to the southwest; Monaghan to the south; Armagh to
102-564: Is the possibility of the line being reopened to Dungannon railway station from Portadown . Major sports in Tyrone include Gaelic games , association football , rugby union and cricket : Pointon, GE (1990), BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 92 , ISBN 0-19-282745-6 Sperrins The Sperrins or Sperrin Mountains ( Irish : Sliabh Speirín ) are
119-459: The Sperrins are formed mostly from Precambrian metamorphic rocks, with some younger Ordovician igneous rocks in the southern flank of the range. The Mountains are very sparsely populated and provide habitat for a diverse range of birds and mammals. Red fox, Sika Deer, Pine Marten and Red Squirrels are commonly found there alongside Peregrine Falcons, Buzzards and Sparrowhawks. Visiting Golden Eagles from
136-465: The abolition of county councils in Northern Ireland in 1973. It is one of four counties in Northern Ireland which currently has a majority of the population from a Catholic community background, according to the 2021 census . In 1900 County Tyrone had a population of 197,719, while in 2021 it was 188,383. At the time of the 2021 census, 66.49% were from a Catholic background, 28.88% were from
153-417: The country were plundered and burnt by the forces of Sir Cahir O'Doherty following his destruction of Derry . However, O'Doherty's men avoided the estates of the recently fled Earl of Tyrone around Dungannon , fearing Tyrone's anger if he returned from his exile. With an area of 1,261 square miles (3,266 km ), Tyrone is the largest county in Northern Ireland. The flat peatlands of East Tyrone border
170-449: 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. The name Tyrone is derived from Irish Tír Eoghain 'land of Eoghan ', the name given to the conquests made by the Cenél nEógain from the provinces of Airgíalla and Ulaid . Historically, it
187-541: The landscape is mainly moorland and blanket bog . The Glenshane Pass , part of the A6 Belfast to Derry road, is in the mountains and has notoriously bad weather in winter. Sawel Mountain is the highest peak in the Sperrins, and the seventh highest in Northern Ireland . Its summit rises to 678 m (2,224 ft). Another of the Sperrins, Carntogher (464 m), towers over the Glenshane Pass. Geologically,
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#1733084635257204-482: The neighbouring reintroduced Donegal population have been sighted across the range from Strabane to Draperstown although no breeding population has yet been established. The Mountains also provide one of the last refuges of Red Grouse in Northern Ireland. Sperrin was the name of a proposed United Kingdom constituency in the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies . This article related to
221-582: The shoreline of the largest lake in the British Isles, Lough Neagh , rising gradually across to the more mountainous terrain in the west of the county, the area surrounding the Sperrin Mountains , the highest point being Sawel Mountain at a height of 678 metres (2,224 ft). The length of the county, from the mouth of the River Blackwater at Lough Neagh to the western point near Carrickaduff hill
238-408: The southeast; Londonderry to the north; and Donegal to the west. Across Lough Neagh to the east, it borders County Antrim . It is the eighth largest of Ireland's thirty-two counties by area and tenth largest by population. It is the second largest of Ulster's nine traditional counties by area and fourth largest by population. The county was administered by Tyrone County Council from 1899 until
255-439: The village. 54°33′07″N 6°44′28″W / 54.552°N 6.741°W / 54.552; -6.741 County Tyrone County Tyrone ( / t ɪ ˈ r oʊ n / ; from Irish Tír Eoghain , meaning 'land of Eoghan' [tʲiːɾʲ ˈɔːn] ) 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
272-643: Was anglicised as Tirowen or Tyrowen , which are closer to the Irish pronunciation. Historically Tyrone (then Tír Eoghain or Tirowen) was much larger in size, stretching 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 and 1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on natural resources located there. Tyrone
289-641: 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. The ancient principality of Tír Eoghain, the inheritance of the O'Neills, included the whole of the present counties of Tyrone and Londonderry, and the four baronies of West Inishowen , East Inishowen , Raphoe North and Raphoe South in County Donegal . In 1608 during O'Doherty's Rebellion areas of
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