CountyTyrone
County Tyrone, the largest of Northern Ireland's six counties, is a region of unspoiled beauty, rich Gaelic heritage, and a strong tradition of music and storytelling. Its landscape is characterized by the rolling Sperrin Mountains, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty crisscrossed with golden hiking trails and hiding secrets like the Beaghmore Stone Circles. The county town, Omagh, is home to the superb Ulster American Folk Park, an outdoor museum that vividly tells the story of Irish emigration to the New World. This history is deeply felt across Tyrone, a county that has preserved its Irish cultural identity with pride.
Other key towns include Dungannon, an important market and administrative centre, and Cookstown, famed for its unusually wide main street and proximity to the well-preserved Wellbrook Beetling Mill. The western border town of Strabane has strong links to the American signatory of the Declaration of Independence, John Dunlap. From the quiet market squares of Castlederg and Fintona to the reservoir landscapes around Benburb, County Tyrone offers an authentic and welcoming experience for those seeking to explore the rural heartland of Ulster, away from the crowds, where history and tradition are part of the everyday fabric of life.
