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Tír Eoghain
Pronunciation (IPA)/tʲiːɾʲ ˈoːnʲ/ (Connacht; Munster)/tʲiːɾʲ ˈɔːnʲ/ (Ulster)
English name: Tyrone · County Tyrone
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“land of Eoghan”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
An Ómaigh · OmaghCúige Uladh · UlsterAn Srath Bán · StrabaneMuineachán · MonaghanInis Ceithleann · EnniskillenArd Mhacha · Armagh
Sources
- Wiktionary: Tír Eoghain (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Tyrone (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q192229 (CC0)
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