Tullyhogue, also called Tullaghoge
or Tullahoge (), is a small
village and
townlandPlacenames NI
in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is within the civil parish of Desertcreat and is about two miles or three kilometres south of Cookstown
Cookstown ( ga, An Chorr Chríochach, IPA: anˠˈxoːɾˠɾˠˈçɾʲiːxəx is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the fourth largest town in the county and had a population of 11,599 in the 2011 census. It, along with Maghe ...
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Nearby Tullyhogue Fort
Tullyhogue Fort, also spelt Tullaghoge or Tullahoge (from Middle Irish ''Tulach Óc'' meaning "hill of youth" or "mound of the young warriors"), is a large mound on the outskirts of Tullyhogue village near Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Irela ...
was the crowning place of the kings of Tír Eoghain until the Flight of the Earls in 1607.
References
*Cookstown Area Plan 2010
External links
Tullyhogue Web Site
Villages in County Tyrone
Civil parish of Desertcreat
Cookstown District Council
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