Mountjoy may refer to:

Places

* Brockagh (also known as Mountjoy), a hamlet in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland *

Mountjoy, Ontario The city of Timmins, Ontario, Canada contains many named neighbourhoods. Some former municipalities that were merged into Timmins continue to be treated as distinct postal and telephone exchanges from the city core. According to Barnes, "With th ...

, a neighbourhood in Timmins, Ontario, Canada *

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 is a State Care Historic Monument in the townland of Magheralamfield, in Dun ...

, a castle in Magheralamfield, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland *

Mountjoy Prison Mountjoy Prison ( ga, Príosún Mhuinseo), founded as Mountjoy Gaol and nicknamed ''The Joy'', is a medium security men's prison located in Phibsborough in the centre of Dublin, Ireland. The current prison Governor is Edward Mullins. History ...

, a medium security prison in Dublin, Ireland opened in 1850 *

Mountjoy Square Mountjoy Square () is a Georgian architecture, Georgian garden square in Dublin, Ireland, on the Northside (Dublin), Northside of the city just under a kilometre from the River Liffey. One of five Georgian squares in Dublin, it was planned and d ...

, a city square in Dublin * Mountjoy, a former barony of Ireland now known as Dungannon Upper * Mountjoy, the hill roughly 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) north of

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

where the army of the

First Crusade The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The objective was the recovery of the Holy Land from Islamic ru ...

rejoiced upon getting their first glimpse of Jerusalem in June of 1099

People

Title

Baron Mountjoy The titles of Baron Mountjoy and Viscount Mountjoy have been created several times for members of various families, including the Blounts and their descendants and the Stewarts of Ramelton and their descendants. The first creation was for Walter ...

, a hereditary title given to the men of two families **

William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy (8 November 1534), KG, of Barton Blount, Derbyshire, was an extremely influential English courtier, a respected humanistic scholar and patron of learning. He was one of the most influential and perhaps the weal ...

(died 1534) ** Charles Blount, 5th Baron Mountjoy (1516–1544) **

Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire, KG (pronounced ''Blunt''; 15633 April 1606) was an English nobleman and soldier who served as Lord Deputy of Ireland under Queen Elizabeth I, and later as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under King James I. ...

, Lord Mountjoy,

Lord Deputy of Ireland The Lord Deputy was the representative of the monarch and head of the Irish executive (government), executive under English rule, during the Lordship of Ireland and then the Kingdom of Ireland. He deputised prior to 1523 for the Viceroy of Ireland ...

Surname

* Celeste Mountjoy, Australian artist and illustrator *

Dick Mountjoy Richard L. Mountjoy (January 13, 1932 – May 18, 2015) was an American Republican politician from Monrovia, California. Personal life Mountjoy was born in Los Angeles, California and graduated from Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School in 1950. ...

(1932–2015), American politician from California * Doug Mountjoy (1942–2021), Welsh Snooker player * Eric W. Mountjoy (1931–2010), Canadian emeritus professor at McGill University * Penelope Mountjoy, archaeologist

Given name

Mountjoy Blount, 1st Earl of Newport Mountjoy Blount, 1st Earl of Newport, to 12 February 1666, was an English courtier and politician, who held a number of positions under Charles I of England and supported the Royalists in the First English Civil War. Personal details Mountjoy ...

(c. 1563–1606), illegitimate son of

Fictional

Mountjoy (comics) Mountjoy is a fictional mutant character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in ''Bishop: The Mountjoy Crisis'' #1. Fictional character biography Mountjoy is a mutant who was trained by the E ...

, a mutant in the

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

Universe * Mountjoy, the French herald in

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

Henry V Henry V may refer to: People * Henry V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1026) * Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1081/86–1125) * Henry V, Duke of Carinthia (died 1161) * Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine (c. 1173–1227) * Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (121 ...

Ships

* The '' Mountjoy'' was a merchant ship used to relieve the

Siege of derry The siege of Derry in 1689 was the first major event in the Williamite War in Ireland. The siege was preceded by a first attempt against the town by Jacobite forces on 7 December 1688 that was foiled when 13 apprentices shut the gates ...

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...

in 1689. It was also the codename for the ship used in the 1914

Larne Gun Running The Larne gun-running was a major gun smuggling operation organised in April 1914 in Ireland by Major Frederick H. Crawford and Captain Wilfrid Spender for the Ulster Unionist Council to equip the Ulster Volunteer Force. The operation involved t ...