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T yrone. By Conor. What you will learn. Population and size Facts Natural features Tourist attractions Coat of arms Famous people Songs about Tyrone Pictures . Population and size. Population :161,800 Size of County:3155 km 2 Average people per km 2 :51
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Tyrone By Conor
What you will learn • Population and size • Facts • Natural features • Tourist attractions • Coat of arms • Famous people • Songs about Tyrone • Pictures
Population and size • Population :161,800 • Size of County:3155 km2 • Average people per km2:51 • Tyrone has the 9th largest population in Ireland
Facts . • Tyrone is the largest county in Northern Ireland (uk). • Omagh is the county town of Tyrone. • The Nobel-winning poet Seamus Heaney grew up on the edge of the Sperrins • Tyrone. Has the biggest lake in Ireland called Lough Neagh • The main towns in County Tyrone apart from Omagh include Augher, Castlederg, Cookstown, Coalisland Dungannon, Omagh, Strabane.
Natural features • Lakes-Lough Neagh • Bantry Lough • Carrick Lough • Lough fingran • Mountains- Sperrins • Craigballyharky • Mullaghcarn • Sliabh Beagh
Tourist attractions • Beaghmore Stone Circles, Cookstown, • Ardboe Cross, Cookstown • Castle Caulfield, Dungannon • Lough Neagh
Famous people from Tyrone • Ryan Dolan- Represented Ireland in the 2013 Eurovision • Darren Clarke- Professional golfer • Brian Dooher-Former captain of Tyrone football team • Ivan Sprouted- former snooker world champion • Janet Devlin-Came 5th in 2012 Factor
Songs about Tyrone • The Emigrant's Farewell (about the Lough Neagh) • The Lily of Lough Neagh • Flower of sweet • Pretty little girl from Omagh(by Daniel O Donnell) • Straebaneoughneagh