Where is County Tyrone Ireland?

Northern Ireland
County Tyrone (Irish: Contae Tír Eoghain) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. It lies within the province of Ulster. The county town is Omagh.

What is the largest townland in Northern Ireland?

Aghadowey
Aghadowey (from Irish Achadh Dubhthaigh ‘Duffy’s field’) is a townland in east County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in Aghadowey civil parish, and is part of Causeway Coast and Glens district….Aghadowey.

Aghadowey Irish: Achadh Dubhthaigh
Area
• Total	442.07 acres (178.90 ha)

What does my townland mean?

A townland (Irish: baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: toonlann) is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering 100–500 acres (40–202 ha). The townland system is of Gaelic origin, pre-dating the Norman invasion, and most have names of Irish origin.

What county is Omagh?

Tyrone
The county town of Tyrone , Omagh comes form the Irish word An Ómaigh meaning The Sacred Plain. The small market town of Omagh was established in 1610 and replaced Dungannon as the key town of the county by 1768.

What county is Londonderry?

County Londonderry

County Londonderry Contae Dhoire Coontie Lunnonderrie
Region	Northern Ireland
Province	Ulster
Established	Date
County Coleraine	1585

How many townlands are in Ireland?

There are over 64,000 townlands in Ireland. Townlands are the most basic unit of land division.

What does barony mean in Ireland?

A barony is a sub-division of a county. Some baronies cross the boundaries of counties, and these are called half baronies. Irish baronies were generally defined during the Anglo-Norman and later English conquests of Ireland. However, some baronies mirror earlier territories associated with Gaelic chieftains.

How old are townlands in Ireland?

The first attempt to map Ireland on a national scale, and to define the Irish townland, began with Cromwell in the 1650s. At the time of the first Ordnance Survey of Ireland, some townlands were recorded as having two names, very often the old Gaelic name and its translation.

Is Strabane a good place to live?

Strabane is the most dangerous small town in Tyrone, and is the third most dangerous overall out of Tyrone’s 15 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Strabane in 2021 was 71 crimes per 1,000 people.

What county is Enniskillen?

County Fermanagh
Enniskillen

Enniskillen Scots: Inniskillin Irish: Inis Ceithleann
District	Fermanagh and Omagh
County	County Fermanagh
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom

What county is Ballymena?

Mid and East Antrim
Ballymena

Ballymena Irish: an Baile Meánach
District	Mid and East Antrim
County	County Antrim
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom

What is the county town of Derry?

Factual Summary
Province	Ulster (United Kingdom part)
Towns > 4000	Derry (72,334), Coleraine (20,721), Limavady (10,350), Magherafelt (6682), Portstewart (6459), Portrush (5598).
Borders	Antrim, Donegal, Tyrone

What is the biggest parish in Ireland?

Ballymacelligott

Ballymacelligott Baile Mhic Eileagóid
County	County Kerry
Area
• Total	56 km2 (22 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)

What is the name of the townland in Strabane?

Crockanroe, Tullymuck Townland, Ardstraw (Strabane Lower portion) Civil Parish, Barony of Strabane Lower, Co. Tyrone Crockanroe, Derryloughan Townland, Clonoe Civil Parish, Barony of Dungannon Middle, Co. Tyrone

What is the population of Strabane?

Strabane has a population of around 18,000. It is the second-largest town in Tyrone, after Omagh. It lies on the east bank of the River Foyle and is roughly equidistant from Omagh, Derry City and Letterkenny. The River Foyle marks the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Is Strabane in Ireland or Pennsylvania?

Not to be confused with Strabane, Pennsylvania. Strabane (/ strəˈbæn / strə-BAN; from Irish: An Srath Bán, meaning ‘the white river-holm’), is a town in west Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Strabane had a population of 13,172 at the 2011 Census. It lies on the east bank of the River Foyle and is roughly midway from Omagh, Derry and Letterkenny.

How many Strabane in Dungannon?

Dungannon Middle Pomeroy Dungannon Glenchiel 1,514 Strabane Upper Bodoney Upper Gortin Glenchuil 662 Clogher Errigal Keerogue Clogher Glencon 323 Dungannon Middle Tullyniskan Dungannon Glencoppogagh 1,079 Strabane Upper Bodoney Upper Gortin Glencordial 1,340 Strabane Upper Cappagh Omagh Glencosh