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Tyrone

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Tyrone is in the provence of Ulster and is in Northern Ireland.Tyrones nickname is The Red Hand county.The Tyrone colours are red and white.
Tyrone is one of the six northern countys to touch Lough Neagh.The biggest town in Tyrone is Omagh.Other towns in Tyrone are Donaghmore, Bally gawley, Benburb, Stewartstown, Sixmilecross, Drumquin, Beragfh,Cooks town, Granville, Carrickmore and Plumbrigde
Some mountains and rivers in Tyrone are the Sperrin Mts., the River Derg, the River Mourne and the Blackwater.
Tyrone is borderd by Donegal, Derry, Monaghan, Armagh and Fermanagh.Tyrone is also an inland county,which means it does not touch the sea.

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Donegal

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Donegal is in Ulster. The county consists chiefly of low mountains with deeply  intend coastline forming natural loughs. The Slieve League cliffs are the highest sea cliff in Europe, Donegal Malin Head is the most northerly point on the island of Ireland.The climate is temperate and dominated by the Gulf stream with cool damp summers and mild wet winters. One of the towns in Donegal are Ardara. One of the lakes are lough Eask. One of the mountains are The Derryveagh mountains. Lifford  is the county town. the main towns are Ballybofey, Ballyshannon, Bundoran and Donegal town. Their colours are yellow and green. Click here to view my presentation.

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Dublin

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Dublin is a county in Leinster.It is our capital city.The Irish name for Dublin is Baile átha claith.Their nickname is the jackeens/the dubs.The main town in Dublin is Dun laoghaire.The other towns are Blanchardstown/swords and many more.The mountain in Dublin is called The Dublin mountains.The biggest river in Dublin is called the Liffey.There are no lakes in Dublin.Their county colours are light blue and dark blue.The places to see in Dublin are Blanchardstown/Dublin bay/Malahide castle and much more .Dublin has the biggest bay in Ireland.Mary Mc Aleese lives in Phoenix park.

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Waterford

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waterford jerseyWaterford is a county in Munster. Waterford’s name in irish is Port Láirge. It’s nickname is the Decies county. Waterford has a harbour it is called Dungarvan Harbour. It has two mountain ranges one is called Monavullagh Mts and the other one is Comeragh Mts. Waterford is a maratime county. It is bordered by Wexford, Cork, Tipperary and Kilkenny.map waterford

Wicklow

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Mayo

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Mayo is on the west coast of Ireland. Mayo’s main town is Castlebar.It is in Connacht near Galway. There is 3 mountains ,  16 towns ,2 rivers and 2 lakes. Mayo’s main mountain is Croagh Patrick. Mayo has Ashford castle where is beautiful garden. Mayo is near Atlantic Ocean too.

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Wicklow

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Wicklow is a County in Leinster.

Wicklow’s is known as the Garden county.

Wicklow’s Capital is Wicklow town. It is 202,24 square meters in area and the population is 114,676.

Wicklow’s colours are blue and yellow and there shorts are white.

Wicklow is directly south of Dublin which is our capital city.

I found it interesting doing  Wicklow as  now I know information from another county.

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