County Tyrone and neighbouring County Fermanagh, in Northern Ireland’s west, combine emigration history, prehistoric monuments, and genuinely quiet countryside.
County Tyrone
Ulster American Folk Park - an open-air museum near Omagh covering Irish emigration to America, with reconstructed period buildings depicting life on both sides of the Atlantic. Sperrin Mountains - a range offering hiking and cycling, and home to the Beaghmore Stone Circles, a group of seven prehistoric stone circles and associated monuments. Gortin Glen Forest Park - woodland trails suited to a quieter visit. Lough Neagh, the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles, borders the county and offers fishing and boating.
County Fermanagh
Known for rolling countryside and lakeland scenery, with Enniskillen - Ireland’s only island town, on the River Erne - as its main hub (see this site’s dedicated Enniskillen guides for fuller, independently fact-checked detail on the castle and town).
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ulster? A historic province of Ireland comprising nine counties, including Tyrone, Fermanagh, Donegal, and Londonderry (six of the nine make up Northern Ireland).
What is the Ulster American Folk Park? An open-air museum near Omagh telling the story of 18th- and 19th-century Irish emigration to America, through reconstructed original and replica buildings.
