Etymograph

English

Tyrone

Tyrone comes from Irish Tír Eoghain.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentTír Eoghainliterally ‘land of Eoghan’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1922Tyrone

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentTír Eoghainliterally ‘land of Eoghan’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1922Tyrone

Earliest quotation: 1922, John Ryan, Ireland from A.D. 800 to A.D. 1600: “The overkingdom of Airgialla comprising Armagh, Monaghan, parts of…”

Every English word from Irish Tír Eoghain

Today it means

name A county of Northern Ireland, Ireland island, United Kingdom; One of the six traditional counties in Northern Ireland, often known as County Tyrone.

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Etymograph / Irish Tír Eoghain / Tyrone

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