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Tynron, par. and hamlet, Dumfriesshire, on Shinnel Water—par., 15,683 ac., pop. 416; hamlet, 5 miles SW. of Thornhill; P.O. ; Tynron Doom is 945 ft. high.
Tynte Park, seat, 2 miles SE. of Dunlavin, W. co. Wicklow.
Tynton, vil., Bangor par., Carnarvonshire, near Bangor.
Tynwald Hill (Cronk-y-Keillown), near St Johns Church, Isle of Man, 3 miles SE. of Peel; is an arti- ficial circular mound, a few feet high, ascended by steps, and from Tynwald Hill the laws passed by the estates are made public every 5th July.
Tynycocd, farm with cromlech, Denbighshire, 3 miles SE. of Bettws-y-Coed.
Tynyffordd, vil., Llanybyther par., Carmarthen- shire, 4 miles SW. of Lampeter.
Tynygongl, near Menai Strait, Anglesey; P.O.
Tynygroes, 4 m. S. of Conway, Carnarvonshire; P.O.
Tynygroes inn, 4 miles N. of Dolgelly, Merioneth.
Tynyinaes inn, 2 miles SE. of Bethesda, Carnarvon.
Tyr Abbot. See Llandulas in Tyr Abbot.
Tyrconnel, an ancient territory in NW. of Ireland, now co. Donegal.
Tyree, island and par., Inner Hebrides, Argyllshire —par. (comprising Tyree and Skerryvore), 18,942 ac., pop. 2733; island, 2 miles SW. of Coll and 28 miles SW. of Tobermory, pop. 2730; P.O., called Tiree; is 14 miles long and from f mile to 6 miles broad, and rises to a maximum alt. of 400 ft. The soil is generally fertile, but the rearing of black cattle is the chief employment. Cattle, poultry, and eggs are largely exported.
Tyrescob, hamlet, Llandilofawr par., Carmarthen- shire, near Llandilo.
Tyrella, par., S. co. Down, on Dundrum Bay, 6 miles SW. of Downpatrick, 1997 ac., pop. 485 ; P.O.
Tyrie, par., Aberdeenshire, 11,182 ac., pop. 3391; P.O.; contains New Pitsligo; the church is 5 miles SW. of Fraserburgh.
Tyringham with Filgrave, par., Bucks, on river Ouse, 2 miles NW. of Newport Pagnell, 1792 ac., pop. 199; Tyringham House is the seat of a family of the same name.
Tyrley, township, Drayton in Hales par., Stafford- shire ; on left bank of river Tern, adjacent to Market Drayton, 6589 ac., pop. 766.
Tyromoyle, school, Killinane par., co. Kerry.
Tyrone, an inland co. of Ulster province, Ireland; is bounded NE. by co. Londonderry, E. by Lough Neagh, SE. by co. Armagh, S. by co. Monaghan, SW. by co. Fermanagh, and NW. by co. Donegal; greatest length, NW. and SE., 48 miles; greatest breadth, NE. and SW., 38 miles; average breadth, 28 miles; area, 806,658 ac. (31,403 water), or 39 per cent, of the total area of Ireland ; pop. 197,719, of whom 555 per cent, are Roman Catholics, 22'4 Episcopalians, 19‘5 Presby- terians, and 1'8 Methodists. The surface in general is hilly and irregular; it rises into mountains of about 2000 ft. on the NE. border, and becomes level towards Lough Neagh on the E. The soil in the lower districts is very fertile and highly cultivated. (For agricultural statistics, see Appendix.) Coal is worked near Lough Neagh and in the neighbourhood of Dungannon; marble is quarried near the boundary with Monaghan ; old red sandstone occurs in the district around Omagh; mica slate and limestone prevail among the mountains. The chief mfrs. are linens, woollens, and coarse earthen- ware. The principal rivers are the Foyle, the Black- water, the Mourne, and the Ballinderry. The co. com- prises 8 bars.—Clogher, Dungannon (Lower, Middle, and Upper), Omagh (East and West), Strabane (Lower and Upper); 46 pars.; and the towns of Omagh (the capital), Strabane, Dungannon, Cookstown, and Augh- nacloy. For parl. purposes the co. is divided into 4 divisions — viz., North Tyrone, Mid. Tyrone, East Tyrone, and South Tyrone, each returning 1 member. The representation of Tyrone was increased from 2 to 4 members in 1885.
Tyrone House, seat, 4 miles S. of Oranmore, S. co. Galway.
Tyrrells Hall, hamlet, Willingale Doe par,, Essex, 74 miles NW. of Chelmsford.
Tyrrellspass, vil., Newtown and Clonfad pars., S.
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