Mountjoy
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For other uses, see Mountjoy (disambiguation).
Mountjoy is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 99 people. It lies within the Omagh District Council area.
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[edit] Places of interest
- Mountjoy Castle is situated near the village of Mountjoy, on a hill overlooking Lough Neagh. It was built by 8th Baron Mountjoy in 1602 and partly burned in 1643.
[edit] People
Mother M. Angeline Teresa (Bridget Teresa McCrory), Foundress of the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm, was born on January 21, 1893 in Mountjoy. When she was seven years of age her family migrated to Scotland and at the age of nineteen she left home to become a Little Sister of the Poor. In 1915 she was sent to the United States and in the late 1920s founded the new order. She opened 59 homes for the aged and died on January 21, 1984.
[edit] Education
- St. Brigid's Primary School
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