- Tyrone’s Gortin Glen Forest Park contains a 400-year-old oak grove, one of the last remnants of Ulster’s ancient woodlands.
- The county’s Beaghmore Stone Circles, dating to 2000 BC, include seven circles and 12 cairns aligned with celestial events.
- Omagh’s Ulster American Folk Park recreates a 19th-century emigrant ship, showing the journey of Irish settlers to America.
- Tyrone’s Tullyhogue Fort was the coronation site of O’Neill chieftains until 1602, marked by a stone chair now in fragments.
- The village of Moy holds an annual horse fair, dating to 1730, one of Ireland’s oldest continuous livestock markets.
- Tyrone’s Drum Manor Forest Park has a butterfly garden with over 20 native species, created in a walled garden from 1868.
- The county’s Ardboe Cross, a 10th-century high cross, stands 5.6 metres tall and is carved with 22 biblical panels.
- Tyrone’s Lissan House, built in 1620, features a 19th-century ballroom with a sprung floor for dancing, still intact.
- The town of Strabane was the birthplace of John Dunlap, printer of the US Declaration of Independence in 1776.
- Tyrone’s Ulster History Park, now closed, displayed a full-scale replica of a 3000 BC Neolithic settlement near Gortin.
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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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