County Tyrone is one of the traditional counties of Ireland and is part of Ulster in Northern Ireland. The name Tyrone is derived from Irish Tír Eoghain 'land of Eoghan', the name given to the conquests made by the Cenél nEógain from the provinces of Airgíalla and Ulaid. County Tyrone was much larger in size, stretching as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern-day County Londonderry.","Many of our last names in use today, cannot be found before the 17th and 18th century since the majority of them were changed. By example, the famed William Shakespeare, spelt his last name, Shakespeare, Shakespere, Shakespear, Shakspere, and Shaxspere.","A family seat, or simply a seat, was the principal manor of a medieval lord, often an elegant country mansion. It denoted the family held political and economic influences. ","County Tipperary, (Tipperary, Cross Tipperary, Contae Thiobraid Árann)
Named after the town in the province of Munster, County Tipperary was established in the early 13th century. Referred to as the "Premier County" in the 1840s, a tribute to the nationalistic feeling in Tipperary. The editor of the Nation newspaper said, "where Tipperary leads, Ireland follows." Following the Norman invasion, the Kingdom of Munster was claimed as a lordship. By 1210, the sheriffdom of Munster shired into Tipperary and Limerick. "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" written by Jack Judge is based on Tipperary since his grandparents came from the county.","County Roscommon (Roscommon, Contae Ros Comáin)
County Roscommon's name derives from 'Ros,' meaning a wooded, gentle height, and Comán, the first abbot and bishop who founded the first monastery there in 550 AD. This county borders Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Letrim, Longford, Westmeath, and Offaly and is part of the province of Connacht in the Northern and Western Region, Roscommon is rich in history.","Munster is the southernmost of the four Irish provinces.
As of 2006, it has a population of 1,172,170 people, and contains the counties of Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, and Waterford. These","County Galway (Galway, Contae na Gaillimhe)
Located in the west of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, is County Galway. The first inhabitants in the Galway area arrived over 7,000 years ago, indicating the existence of people as early as 5000 BC. Originally comprised of several kingdoms, including Aidhne, Uí Maine, Maigh Seóla, Conmhaícne Mara, Soghain, and Máenmaige. County Galway contains several inhabited islands, such as Aran Islands (Irish: Oileáin Árann) and Inishbofin (Inis Bó Fine). Nearly 20% of the population of County Galway live in the Gaeltacht, Irish-speaking districts.","County Offaly (King’s County, Offaly, Contae Uíbh Fhailí)
Located in the Eastern and Midland region and the province of Leinster, County Offaly was formerly known as King’s County and is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. Offaly primarily comprises a flat landscape and is known for its extensive bog and peatlands. Evidence for the first known settlements in County Offaly is at Boora Bog, dating back to the Mesolithic era. In addition, there's evidence of a temporary settlement with the discovery of stone axes, arrowheads, and blades dated between 6,800 – 6,000 BCE.","The Irish Potato Famine, also known as The Great Famine or Great Hunger lasted from 1845 to 1850 and resulted in a great exodus of Irish refugees fleeing to Britain, Australia, and North America, one of the most dramatic waves of Irish migration in history. It was one of the world's worst disasters in world history - over one million people died in a five year span.",null],"lnksHoverSummaryImgURL":[null,"/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/books2.webp?pos=floatRight","","","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/island_of_ireland_tyrone.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/books.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/castle1.webp","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/island_of_ireland_sligo.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/county_roscommon.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/county_galway.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/county_offaly.webp?pos=floatRight","",null],"mode":"f","s":"O'Kegant","sU":"EGAN","oC":"IR","o":"Irish","o2":null,"cOk":true,"c":"/dpreview/EGAN/IR/O%27Kegant/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","c2":"/dpreview/ANDERSON/SC/Anderson/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","v":"1","sections":["","SettlersUS","SettlersCA","SettlersAU","SettlersNZ","SettlersZA","SettlersWI","Settlers","ContemporaryNotable","ContemporaryNotables","HistoricEvents","RelatedStories","Motto","SuggestedReading","Citations",""]}
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