County Tyrone Genealogy
Tyrone (Holiday Apartments, Tyrone, Ireland), a county of Ireland, province of Ulster, bounded NE by Londonderry, E by lough Neagh, SE by Armagh, S by Monaghan, SW by Fermanagh, and W by Donegal. A great portion of it is rough and mountainous; in many parts the soil is rich and fertile, and equally calculated for tillage or for pasture. Its principal rivers are the Blackwater, Foyle, Mounterlouny, Drimna, Fentona,
Owenreagh, Longfield, Derg, and Fin. The linen manufacture is in a most flourishing condition through the whole extent of the district. The County gets its name from the ancient division of the northwest of the country between the two sons of Niall of the Nine Hostages, Conall and Eoghan. The Sperrin Mountains pervade the Tyrone (Holiday Cottages, Tyrone, Ireland) scenic view. Benburb Valley Park shows ruins of Benburb Castle and give the opportunity for walks along the River Blackwater. There is a strong existence of O’Neills in County Tyrone.
The major towns in Tyrone (Holiday Homes, Tyrone, Ireland) are Omagh, Dungannon, Strabane, Cookstown
Given the history of the county, a wide variety of English, Scottish and Irish surnames are associated with it, including Cochrane, Crawford, Laverty, Ferguson, McAleer, O’Neill, Quinn, Rafferty, Stewart, Sharkey, Watters and Wilson.
Irish World, Irish World Family History Services, 51 Dungannon Road, Coalisland, Co Tyrone, N Ireland
Irish World Family History offers a Full Service to enquirers whose ancestors hailed from Counties Fermanagh and Tyrone (Accommodation, Tyrone, Ireland) in the northern province of Ulster. Irish World has access to church, civil, land and census returns.
Church records:
Roman Catholic records commence in 1773
Church of Ireland (Anglican/Episcopalian) records commence in 1600
Presbyterian records from 1759 Civil Birth, Death and Marriage Records up to 1922 have also been computerised.
The Centre also holds copies of:
1901 Census for the nine Ulster counties
Partial 1821 Census
Griffith’s Valuation for All-Ireland 1848-1864
Tithe Applotment Books for North of Ireland 1823-1837
Cemetery inscriptions for over nine hundred cemeteries throughout the North of Ireland
Transportation records
Index to the RIC Records 1816-1922 (All-Ireland)
1796 Flax Premium Lists (All-Ireland)
Land Registry Books (index) 1828-1904 (All-Ireland)
Index to Wills 1858 onwards
Trade and Street Directories.
The centre has access to over eight million records.
