County Tyrone (from Irish: Tír Eoghain meaning "land of Eoin") is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the south-west shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 3,155 km², with a population of approximately 566,085, with its county town being Omagh. It is also one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland, lying within the historical province of Ulster.
Tyrone is the seventh largest of Ireland’s 32 counties in area and eighth largest in terms of population.[2] It is the second largest of Ulster’s 9 counties in size and fourth largest in terms of population.[3]
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