Mountjoy may refer to:

Places

Ireland

Mountjoy Prison, a medium security prison in Dublin, Ireland opened in 1850 Mountjoy Square, a city square in Dublin

United Kingdom Brockagh (also known as Mountjoy), a hamlet in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland Mountjoy Castle, a castle in Magheralamfield, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland Mountjoy, a former barony of Ireland, now known as Dungannon Upper, in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland Mountjoy, Durham, an escarpment south of Durham, England, where pilgrims got their first view of the cathedral, now home to a campus of Durham University

Elsewhere Mountjoy, a neighbourhood in Timmins, Ontario, Canada Monte do Gozo (Mountjoy), the hill near Santiago de Compostela, Spain, where pilgrims get their first sight of the cathedral Mons Gaudi (Mountjoy), now Nabi Samwil, the hill roughly 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) north of Jerusalem where the army of the First Crusade rejoiced upon getting their first glimpse of Jerusalem in June of 1099

People Title Baron Mountjoy, a hereditary title given to the men of two families William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy (died 1534) Charles Blount, 5th Baron Mountjoy (1516–1544) Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire, Lord Mountjoy, Lord Deputy of Ireland

Surname Celeste Mountjoy, Australian artist and illustrator Dick Mountjoy (1932–2015), American politician from California Don Mountjoy (1906–1988), Australian politician 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 (c. 1563–1606), illegitimate son of Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire

Fictional Mountjoy (comics), a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe Montjoy, the French herald in Shakespeare's Henry V

Ships The Mountjoy was a merchant ship used to relieve the Siege of Derry in Ulster in 1689. Mountjoy was the codename for the ship used in the 1914 Larne Gun Running.

Music "Mountjoy" (song), from the 2014 album World Peace Is None of Your Business

See also

Mount Joy (disambiguation) Montjoi (disambiguation) Montjoie (disambiguation)