- “The morn was breaking bright and fair/ The lark sang in the sky/ When the maid she bound her goIden hair/ With a blythe glance in her eye; – The Moutnains of Pomeroy.
- “The lambeg balloons at his belly, weighs / Him back on his haunches, lodging thunder / Grossly there between his chin and his knees.” — Seamus Heaney (1939–2013), from “Orange Drums, Tyrone, 1966”
- ” erusalem was compactly built together. It was not a long straggling street like Cookstown; it was not like Clogher, all built on one side, but it was a compact town like Dungannon.”— Clergyman’s sermon from 1700s.
- North-east now through Fivemiletown to County Tyrone and into Ben Kiely country where no diversion however attractive could prevent us from following in the footsteps of that unique novelist, William Carleton, born in 1794 in Prolusk near Clogher – Bryan MacMahon 1909-1998), Here’s Ireland (1971).
- The county is conspicuous in history; it was the principal arena of the contests, incident to the rebellion, recognised ‘as the “Tyrone rebellion,” of Hugh O’Neale in 1597. – Samuel Carter Hall and Anna Maria Hall, Ireland, its scenery and character (1841-43)
- “I was born in Tyrone, 1956, for something I didn’t do. I was innocent. But they gave me life. I still remember the midwife who extradited me.” – Kevin McAleer comedian.
- “And it’s Tyrone, that is my home / You’ll always be with me wherever I roam” — The Wolfe Tones , Tyrone”.
- Dungannon, a town with a name like a hammer blow, was one of the seats of the O’Neills; town and castle were burned by the Irish after the disaster at Kinsale. – Bryan MacMahon 1909-1998), Here’s Ireland (1971).
- “Tyrone among the bushes, Fermanagh among the rushes.” — Traditional.
- “Sweet Tyrone you’re far from home, / With barley on your broth.” — Traditional.
- “An old ruin castle stands out on its own / Sure there’s castles galore in County Tyrone” — Philomena Begley – “Village In County Tyrone”.
- “Augher, Clogher, and Fivemiletown, / Sixmilecross, and seven mile roun’, / Bould Ballygawley will knock them all down.” — Traditional.
- “Sweet Tyrone you’re far from home, / With barley on your broth.” — Traditional.
- The rush and gurgle of water, sweet and moss brown, flying from Sperrin heather to a fathomless boasting sea.” — Social media poem.
- While others of his hour saw the cabin from a distance, Carleton looked out from the rowdy interior and, impishly inviting the passers-by to enter, interpreted, not without prejudice, of course, the prides, aspirations, fears, hopes, and loves of a vital peasantry – Bryan MacMahon 1909-1998), Here’s Ireland (1971).
- The lovely glens of Antrim/ And the winding banks of Clare./ In all my earthly travels/ I never yet met one/ That could compare, I do declare,/ With the Flower of Sweet Strabane. – Traditional
- The first of my rambles that ever was known/ I straight took my way to the County Tyrone/ Where among pretty fair maids they used me well there/ They called me the stranger, the rambler from Clare. – The rambler from Clare
- But I guess that I’ll be out of bounds/ ‘Cause there between those northern towns/ Thеre’s a pretty little girl from Omagh/ In thе county of Tyrone – Declan Nerney.
Famous quotes from Ireland’s counties
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
Musicians
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
Novelists
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
Poets
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
Writers
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
County Tyrone:
Ireland’s county Tyrone is a county of rolling landscapes and historic sites, with the Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh offering a fascinating look at emigration history through recreated villages. The Sperrin Mountains provide hiking trails with panoramic views, while the Beaghmore Stone Circles add ancient intrigue. Other attractions include the historic town of Dungannon and its castle ruins. Tyrone is Ireland’s seventh largest county by size (3,263 square km) and 11th largest by population (188,383). Population peaked at 312,956 in 1841 and reached its lowest point, 127,586 in 1936. In terms of hospitality, Tyrone is Ireland’s 24th most visited tourist county with around 68,000 international visitors per year.
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