What is "tyrconnell"

Tyrconnell or Tirconnell was a political state in northwest Ireland until 1601. It lay in the area now more commonly referred to as County Donegal, although the kingdom and later principality of Tyrconnell was larger than that, including parts of Sligo, Leitrim (in present-day Republic of Ireland), Tyrone, Fermanagh and a southern part of Londonderry (in present-day Northern Ireland). According to Geoffrey Keating, it included the baronies of Carbury (, in County Sligo), Rosclogher (, in County Leitrim), and Magheraboy (, mainly Toorah or Tuath Ratha) and Firlurg (, in County Fermanagh). As such it had a size varying between that of Corsica (8,680 km) and Lebanon (10,452 km).

It was founded in the fifth century by a son of Niall of the Nine Hostages, Conall Gulban, of whom the Cenél Conaill were descended. His descendants of the O'Donnell dynasty ruled the kingdom till the Flight of the Earls in September 1607, which marked the end of the kingdom.

The Tyrconnell is a historic brand of whiskey that has been revived by the Cooley Distillery (which is now part of Beam Suntory).

The brand was previously owned by the Watt Distillery, which (according to the company) dates back to 1762. The Tyrconnell was their flagship brand, and was named after a racehorse owned by the Watt family. The horse was a chestnut colt that won at 100 to 1 odds in 1876 in the Irish horse race called The National Produce Stakes. A horse race is depicted on the label.

Tyrconnell is a historic home located in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is a -story stone house set on which contain several significant gardens by the landscape architect Arthur Folsom Paul. The house was designed by the Baltimore firm of Mottu and White in 1919, in Colonial Revival style. Also on the property is a frame gardeners’ house, a grouping of four barns and a shed, a garage, and two stone spring houses.

Tyrconnell was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and is protected by conservation easements held by Maryland Environmental Trust.

Tyrconnell is a former state in north-west Ireland.

Tyrconnell may also refer to:

• Earl of Tyrconnell
• Viscount Tyrconnel
• Tyrconnell (Towson, Maryland), a historic home located in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States
• Tyrconnell (whiskey), a brand of single malt Irish whiskey
• SS Tyrconnel (1892), a coastal cargo vessel