County of Nether Tyrone
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The County of Nether Tyrone, was a historic county of Ireland
located in the northwest of the country. It was merged with Upper Tyrone
to form County Tyrone
.
Counties of Ireland
The counties of Ireland are sub-national divisions used for the purposes of geographic demarcation and local government. Closely related to the county is the County corporate which covered towns or cities which were deemed to be important enough to be independent from their counties. A county...
located in the northwest of the country. It was merged with Upper Tyrone
Upper Tyrone
Upper Tyrone may refer to:*Upper Tyrone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania*County of Upper Tyrone, former county in Ireland...
to form County Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
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