County Tyrone

County Tyrone
Contae Thír Eoghain  (Irish)
Coontie Owenslann (Ulster-Scots)
County
Coat of arms of County Tyrone
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
The Red Hand County
Motto(s): 
Consilio et Prudentia  (Latin)
"By Wisdom and Prudence"
Location of County Tyrone
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryNorthern Ireland
ProvinceUlster
Established1585
County townOmagh
Area
 • Total1,261 sq mi (3,270 km2)
 • Rank8th
Highest elevation
(Sawel Mountain)
2,224 ft (678 m)
Population
 (2021)
188,383
 • Rank11th
Time zoneUTC±0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode area
BT
Contae Thír Eoghain is the Irish name; Countie Tyrone, Coontie Tyrone and Coontie Owenslann are Ulster Scots spellings (the latter used only by Dungannon & South Tyrone Borough Council).

County Tyrone is a county of Northern Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster. Tyrone is the eighth largest county by area on the island of Ireland. It is the largest county by area in Northern Ireland. Tyrone is the eleventh largest county by population on the island of Ireland. It is the fifth-largest county by population in Northern Ireland.

Name

The name Tyrone come from the Irish Tír Eoghain, which means "land of Eoghan".

Demographics

County Tyrone is one of the four counties in Northern Ireland to have more people from a Catholic community background. In the year 1900 the population of Tyrone was 197,719. According to the 2021 census, it was 188,383.

References

  1. ↑ Northern Ireland General Register Office (1975). "Table 1: Area, Buildings for Habitation and Population, 1971". Census of Population 1971; Summary Tables (PDF). Belfast: HMSO. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "County". NISRA. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Religion or religion brought up in". NISRA. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "North-South Ministerial Council: 2010 Annual Report in Ulster Scots" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "North-South Ministerial Council: 2006 Annual Report in Ulster Scots" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council". Dungannon.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Tyrone". www.libraryireland.com.