County Tyrone is the ancient heart and soul of Ulster. Although the largest county in Northern Ireland and a part
of the UK, it is the most sparsely populated county and to a great extent the least visited of all of the six
Northern Ireland counties of Ulster.
Its name is well known around the world, and immortalised in many of the
sad songs and legends of Ireland. Its geography is varied, with the magnificent wild Sperrin Mountains in the
northeast, and bordering Lough Neagh on its eastern border, with a mix of well-cultivated farmlands with neat
whitewashed farmhouses with their colourful doorways, and in the southeast, large tracts of original wooded
countryside with silent untouched glens.
The linen industry still remains important here although it has been
overtaken by modern farming. The area is well known for its inhabitant's gift with music and language, with
writers and poets such as William Carelton, Brian Friel, John Montague and Flann O'Brien hailing from this
area.
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