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Mountjoy Castle

Coordinates: 54°33′32″N 6°36′28″W / 54.55889°N 6.60778°W / 54.55889; -6.60778
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Aerial view of Mountjoy Castle

Mountjoy Castle is 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 townland of Magheralamfield, in Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council area, at grid ref: H9015 6870.[2] [3]

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  1. ^ Farrell, Gerard (10 October 2017). The 'Mere Irish' and the Colonisation of Ulster, 1570-1641. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-59363-0.
  2. ^ "Mountjoy Castle" (PDF). Environment and Heritage Service NI - State Care Historic Monuments. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
  3. ^ "Mountjoy Castle at irishantiquities.bravehost.com/". Retrieved 19 March 2019.

54°33′32″N 6°36′28″W / 54.55889°N 6.60778°W / 54.55889; -6.60778


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