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Features: Irish Counties & Surnames - County Tyrone

Ballyrennan, County Tyrone, by Kenneth Allen
Ballyrenan, County Tyrone, © 2009, Kenneth Allen
COUNTY TYRONE

Irish Name: Tír Eoghain
Nickname: O'Neill Country
County Town: Omagh
Province: Ulster
Region: Northern Ireland

Tartan: The County Tyrone tartan is a traditional plaid pattern in burgundy, brown, and tan, with green and creamy white accents. It was designed by Polly Kitteridge for the house of Edgar in 1997. (Reproduction rights restricted to House of Edgar, Macnaughton Holdings Ltd.)

  • County Tyrone Tartan

County Tyrone Common Surnames

(Ireland Census):
Campbell, Doherty, Donnelly, Gallagher, Hamilton, Hughes, Kelly, McKenna, McLaughlin, Mullan, O'Neill, Quinn, Smith, Wilson

(Irish Emigrants):
Casey, Hamilton, Hughes, Kelly, Loughran, McGarrity, Mellon, Moore, O'Neill, Quinn, Scott

Next page: Ulster Province

References: The counties of Ireland and their nicknames, 2019, Aidan Lonergan, The Irish Post; Surname Connections to the Irish Counties, RootsWeb, 2007; Irish Surnames and Their Counties, A Letter From Ireland, 2016; Counties of Ireland, Wikipedia, The Scottish Register of Tartans.
Photo credits: (Header) County Tyrone tartan pattern © 1997, House of Edgar, Perth Scotland; used with express permission from House of Edgar, Macnaughton Holdings Ltd.; (Featured) Main chambered grave at Ballyrenan, County Tyrone, 2009, Kenneth Allen, used under Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 2.0, (Related Resources) Island of Ireland location map, © 2010, NordNordWest, used under Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 3.0. Edited by Susan Wallace.
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Location map of County Tyrone
Location of County Tyrone
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