Tullyhogue
Tullyhogue, also called Tullaghoge[1] or Tullahoge[2][3] (from Irish Tulach Óc[4] 'hill of youth'[5]), is a small village and townland[6] in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is within the civil parish of Desertcreat and is about two miles or three kilometres south of Cookstown.
| Tullyhogue | |
|---|---|
 Halfway Bar in Tullyhogue | |
  Location within Northern Ireland | |
| District | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COOKSTOWN |
| Postcode district | BT80 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| UK Parliament | |
| NI Assembly | |
Nearby Tullyhogue Fort was the crowning place of the kings of Ulster until the Flight of the Earls in 1607.
References
- Cookstown Area Plan 2010
- Placenames Database of Ireland
- Cookstown District Council minutes Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (8 April 2008)
- The Development of the Irish Language: Part 5, Culture Northern Ireland
- Byrne, F.J. (2001) [1973]. Irish Kings and High-Kings (2nd ed.). Dublin: Four Courts Press. p. 27. ISBN 9781851821969.
- "Tullyhogue Fort". Triskelle. Retrieved 1 December 2007. Triskelle uses the variant spelling Telach Oc
- Placenames NI Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
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