Mountjoy Castle Explained

Mountjoy Castle is a ruined fortification situated near the village of Brockagh, in Magheralamfield townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on a hill overlooking Lough Neagh. The castle played a role in the Irish Rebellion of 1641 when it was captured by the forces of Felim O'Neill of Kinard under the command of Turlough Gruama O'Quinn.^[1]

The castle is a State Care Historic Monument in the Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council area, at grid ref: H9015 6870.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Castles in Northern Ireland

Notes and References

1. Book: Farrell, Gerard . The 'Mere Irish' and the Colonisation of Ulster, 1570-1641 . 2017-10-10 . Springer . 978-3-319-59363-0 . en.
2. Web site: Mountjoy Castle . Environment and Heritage Service NI - State Care Historic Monuments . 2007-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120722033155/http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/state_care_monuments_2007.pdf . 2012-07-22 . dead .
3. Web site: Mountjoy Castle at irishantiquities.bravehost.com/. 2019-03-19.