Sawel Mountain (from Irish Samhail Phite Méabha , meaning 'the likeness of Méabh 's vulva') is the highest peak in the Sperrin Mountains , and the 8th highest in Northern Ireland . It is also the highest mountain in Northern Ireland outside of the Mourne Mountain range located in County Down .
15-558: Tyrone County Council was the authority responsible for local government in County Tyrone , Northern Ireland . Tyrone County Council was formed under orders issued in accordance with the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 which came into effect on 18 April 1899. It was originally based at Omagh Courthouse but moved to County Hall in Omagh in 1962. It was abolished in accordance with
30-533: 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 was anglicised as Tirowen or Tyrowen , which are closer to the Irish pronunciation. Historically Tyrone (then Tír Eoghain or Tirowen)
45-657: 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
60-421: 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
75-491: 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 Sawel Mountain To
90-481: The Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 on 1 October 1973. 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 is Omagh . Adjoined to
105-533: The River Foyle . The Irish name of the mountain is a reference to a glen or hollow on the side of Sawel. It was also historically called Slieve Sawel, from the Irish word sliabh ("mountain"). On 5 January 1944 a Royal Navy Stinson Reliant (FK914) of 878 Naval Air Squadron was on a flight from RNAS Eglinton (HMS Gannet) to RNAS Machrihanish (HMS Landrail) when it crashed into Sawel Mountain in bad weather, killing all three crew. Due to snow drifts on
120-465: 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
135-417: 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
150-487: The north of Sawel is County Londonderry and to the south, County Tyrone . The summit is 678 metres (2,224 ft) high and is composed of crystalline limestone. Around the peak, there is " montane heathland ", with plant life including heather, bilberries and cowberries , although this is being damaged by hillwalking and grazing. Sawel is the source of the River Faughan , a 29 miles (47 km) long tributary of
165-582: 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
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#1732851763260180-547: 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 the island of Ireland. The county derives its name and general geographic location from Tír Eoghain ,
195-408: 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
210-567: 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
225-477: 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 was the traditional stronghold of the various O'Neill clans and families,
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