Tyrone Trivia Trivia Quiz

Answer: Tyrone does not have a seacoast.

Tyrone does abut a large body of water; Lough Neagh, the largest freshwater lake in the United Kingdom. Lough Neagh has an area of about 153 square miles

Answer: Omagh

Omagh is also the largest town by population, an estimated 22,000 live there (local government figure, 2006). In contemporary Ulster, the counties do not have the same administrative importance they once had. In the early 1970s, the former Tyrone County Council was disbanded (along with many others in Northern Ireland).

In its place the county gained four smaller 'district' councils', one in each of the towns mentioned in the question. The term 'county town' is, therefore, now more of a symbolic one.

Answer: Sperrins

The Sperrin Mountain range is about 20 miles long, The highest peak is Sawel (2,168 feet).
Gold deposits have been found in these mountains, but are not yet exploitable. The owners estimate the reserves extend to one million ounces. A working gold mine operates outside Omagh, which is about 10 miles away.

Answer: Red hand

It is also the insignia for the Province of Ulster. The origins are steeped in myth. It was the heraldic symbol of the O'Neil clan, which had a power base in Tyrone and was one of the most prominent in the Province. Legend has it that in a horse race to determine who should be crowned King of Ulster, one of the two contenders, Ui Neil, was losing, so cut off his right hand and flung it across the winning line before his rival could reach it.

Answer: Strabane

John Dunlap was born in 1747 and died in 1812. Legend has it he served his apprenticeship in the town. If so, he must have been a very young apprentice, for records show he moved to Philadelphia in 1757 - where he did serve a printing apprenticeship.

In 1771, Dunlap founded the 'Pennsylvania Packet', which is credited as being the first newspaper in the USA. Gray's Printworks in Strabane is a museum dedicated to printing techniques of the 18th Century.

Answer: Cookstown

The alternative name of 'One Mile Street' gives a clue to its length. It is the longest street in Northern Ireland

Answer: Coal

In the 1700s, Tyrone was an important producer of coal, mainly around the very aptly named town of Coalisland. In 1733, work began on a canal to link Coalisland to the River Blackwater and into Lough Neagh, from where it was linked by canal to Newry and the open sea. The canal was abandoned in 1954 and the last coalmine closed in 1971.

Answer: Dungannon

Dungannon was the capital of Ireland in the early 1600s as the King of Ireland, Hugh O'Neill, was based there. It was once also the county town of Tyrone.

Answer: Down

Tyrone shares boundaries with Fermanagh, Donegal, Derry, Armagh and Monaghan.

Answer: glass blowing

Based in Dungannon, Tyrone Crystal is renowned for the quality of its products, which are valued as gifts and momentos of the county. The company provides trophies for many sporting occasions, including designing the trophy for the winner of the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Canada three years in succession. In June, Britain's Lewis Hamilton received the stunning piece of hand-made crystal.