Part of the province of Ulster, County Donegal, has also been known as County Tyconnell (used 1922-1927). The name came from the town Donegal meaning ‘fort of the foreigners.’ Once home to the Clann Dálaigh, better known in English as the O’Donnell dynasty, around 1600, they were one of Ireland’s wealthiest and most potent native families. In 1585 the modern County Donegal was shired by order of the English Crown; however, full control was achieved after the Flight of the Earls in September 1607. During the Great Famine in the late 1840’s County Donegal was the worst affected part of Ulster.","England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It occupies more than half of the land of the area. It shares its borders with Wales to the West and Scotland the to its north. Laced by great rivers and small streams, England is a fertile land which has supported a thriving agricultural economy for millenia.","Wales, or Cymru a region of rugged mountains, Moors and forests, is noted for its large coal deposits. Its people are known for their strong Celtic heritage and renowned choral groups. This region was originally populated by an Iberian people, who were overrun by the Celts in the 6th century BC.","In America, those who took up arms for the Crown and fought for a United Empire longed to see the English people united under a common flag and sovereign. These largely forgotten U. E. Loyalists (United Empire Loyalists) who resolved not to live under any flag but the British flag were often driven out of the United States.","Most famous for its connection with Robin Hood and Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire (Notts.) has created the Nottingham Caves Survey to help increase tourist interest. Nottinghamshire sits in the East Midlands and is bordered by South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. The county has history within the Palaeolithic period, as well as Saxon settlements. Economy was traditionally coal mining but once the invention of the knitting frame was introduced by a local it became known for its lace industry. ","In the South East of England, Surrey borders with Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire as well as Greater London. Surrey has the highest land area of woodland of all the counties in England, four horse race courses and multiply golf courses. The area of Surrey changed through history with Southwark (Roman Settlement) moving into Greater London, as well as Newington. Many castles and Estates were built, through the 14th Century these were built more for prestige than military importance.",null],"lnksHoverSummaryImgURL":[null,"/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/books.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Oxfordshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/castle1.webp","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Lancashire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Berkshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Buckinghamshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Staffordshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/first_fleet_ship.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/county_donegal.webp?pos=floatRight","","","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Nottinghamshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/surrey_england.webp?pos=floatRight",null],"mode":"f","s":"Tipping","sU":"TIPPING","oC":"EN","o":"English","o2":null,"cOk":true,"c":"/dpreview/TIPPING/EN/Tipping/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","c2":"/dpreview/ANDERSON/SC/Anderson/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","v":"1","sections":["","SettlersUS","SettlersCA","SettlersAU","SettlersNZ","SettlersZA","SettlersWI","Settlers","ContemporaryNotable","ContemporaryNotables","HistoricEvents","RelatedStories","Motto","SuggestedReading","Citations",""]}
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