Tullyhogue Fort

Detail of a copy of Richard Bartlett's 1602 map of Ulster that included this depiction of an O'Neill inauguration on Tullyhogue. A figure on the right, an O'Cahan, can be seen holding a shoe over the chief's head as part of the "single shoe" ritual

Tullyhogue Fort, also spelt Tullaghoge[1] or Tullahoge[2][3] (from Middle Irish Tulach Óc[4] meaning "hill of youth" or "mound of the young warriors"),[5] is a large mound on the outskirts of Tullyhogue village near Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It has a depressed centre and is surrounded by trees. It is an ancient ceremonial site where the Chiefs of the Clan O'Neill of Tyrone were inaugurated.[6]

Reconstructed Tullahogue fort inauguration stone

It is a State Care Historic Monument sited in the townland of Ballymully Glebe, in the Cookstown District Council area, at grid reference: H8250 7430.[7] The inauguration site is a Scheduled Historic Monument at grid ref: H8251 7428.[8]

  1. ^ Discover Northern Ireland: Tullaghoge Fort
  2. ^ Cookstown District Council minutes (8 April 2008) Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "The Development of the Irish Language: Part 5". Culture Northern Ireland. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013.
  4. ^ Byrne, F.J. (2001) [1973]. Irish Kings and High-Kings (2nd ed.). Dublin: Four Courts Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9.
  5. ^ "Tullyhogue Fort". Triskelle. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Oxford was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Ballymully Glebe" (PDF). Environment and Heritage Service – State Care Historic Monuments. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
  8. ^ "Ballymully Glebe" (PDF). Environment and Heritage Service – Scheduled Historic Monuments. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2007.