Tyrone
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The County Tyrone flag features a gold field with a red hand of Ulster and heraldic elements from the O'Neill dynasty. Tyrone was the heartland of the O'Neills, the most powerful Gaelic chieftains in Ulster, whose territory gave the county its name — Tir Eoghain, 'Land of Eoghan'.
Tyrone's name comes from Tir Eoghain ('Land of Eoghan'), referring to Eoghan, son of the legendary High King Niall of the Nine Hostages, the ancestor of the O'Neill dynasty.
Adopted: 2010
