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County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland



 

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County Tyrone (/t?'ro?n/;[6] from Irish: T?r Eoghain, meaning 'land of Eoghan') 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. It is no longer used as an administrative division for local government but retains a strong identity in popular culture.



Adjoined to the south-west shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 3,266 km2 (1,261 sq mi)[1] and has a population of about 177,986; its county town is Omagh. The county derives its name and general geographic location from T?r Eoghain, a Gaelic kingdom under the O'Neill dynasty which existed until the 17th century.



Name

The name Tyrone is derived from Irish T?r Eoghain 'land of Eoghan', the name given to the conquests made by the Cen?l nE?gain from the provinces of Airg?alla and Ulaid.[7] Historically, it was anglicised as Tirowen or Tyrowen, which are closer to the Irish pronunciation.



History

Main article: List of Kings of T?r E?gain

Historical population

Historically Tyrone (then T?r 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 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 T?r 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.[14]



In 1608 during O'Doherty's Rebellion areas of 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.[

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Birth

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Birth    Person ID 
1 Alexander, Frances "Fanny"  1796County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I30834
2 Baird, Jane  18 Sep 1826County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I13141
3 Baird, John  1802County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I12319
4 Baird, Samuel  1797County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I13142
5 Barnett, Moses  Abt 1768County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I33996
6 Barton, Jane  1803County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I42806
7 Gourley, Sarah  Jan 1811County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I12320
8 Hempton, Andrew  1830County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I1459
9 Hempton, Eliza  1816County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I1407
10 Hempton, John William  1825County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I1460
11 Hempton, Joseph H.  31 Aug 1844County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I1464
12 Hempton, Mary H.  Dec 1831County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I1466
13 Hempton, Robert Sr.  11 Mar 1836County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I1463
14 Hempton, Samuel  Mar 1839County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I1465
15 Hempton, Sarah Jane S. "Jennie"  Jan 1842County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I18525
16 Hempton, William  1785County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I1457
17 Maxwell, Capt. John  25 Nov 1739County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I27352
18 Maxwell, Brigadier General William  1733County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I27351
19 Mayberry, Margaret  1801County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I13143
20 Porter, William  1820County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I23865
21 Sessums, Anna  1712County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I15419
22 Shillington, James  1803County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I19580
23 Smith, John J.  14 May 1820County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I15274
24 Wynne, Lizzy Frances  1 Jun 1869County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I33401
25 Wynne, Marian  Abt 1871County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I33402

Alt. Birth

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Alt. Birth    Person ID 
1 Hempton, Joseph H.  Sep 1843County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland I1464

Marriage

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   Family    Marriage    Family ID 
1 Hempton / Millikin  Abt 1821County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland F511

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