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Tyrone County
Irish Gaelic: Tir Eoghain (land of Eoghan) Motto: Consilio et Prudentia (By Wisdom and Prudence)
One of a series of Irish District tartans designed by Polly Wittering. These are not 'officially sanctioned' District tartans but have apparently proved popular and no doubt in time will be accepted as genuine District rather than Fashion tartans.
Tyrone is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and is within the historic province of Ulster. The name Tyrone is derived from Irish Tír Eoghain, meaning ‘land of Eoghan’. This Eoghan was son of king Niall of the Nine Hostages, and brother of Conall Gulban, who gave his name to the kingdom of Tír Chonaill. Historically it was anglicised as Tirowen or Tyrowen, which are closer to the Irish pronunciation.
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 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 17th century. The ancient principality of Tír 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.
Choose from one of the Tyrone County tartans listed below:
