Bellaghy
Sign in to saveBellaghy () is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies north west of Lough Neagh and about 5 miles north east of Magherafelt. In the centre of the village (known locally as The Diamond) three main roads lead to Magherafelt, Portglenone and Toome. It had a population of 1,063 people in the 2001 Census and is within Mid-Ulster District.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bellaghy
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,072
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Bellaghy
- UK place.irish_name
- Baile Eachaidh
- UK place.static_image_name
- Bellaghy, August 2023.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Entering Bellaghy from Old Town Road, Seamus Heaney HomePlace in centre, August 2023
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.label_position
- none
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Mid Ulster
- UK place.population
- 1,063
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001 Census)
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- MAGHERAFELT
- UK place.postcode_area
- BT
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- County Londonderry
- Population
- +1063
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Bellaghy Village - geograph.org.uk - 569714.jpg
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- P7959
- County Londonderry
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Notable people
- Demographics
- 1991 Census
- 2001 Census
- 2011 Census
- 2021 Census
- See also
- References
Bellaghy () is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies north west of Lough Neagh and about 5 miles north east of Magherafelt. In the centre of the village (known locally as The Diamond) three main roads lead to Magherafelt, Portglenone and Toome. It had a population of 1,063 people in the 2001 Census and is within Mid-Ulster District.
Bellaghy is home to various historical landmarks, including a well-preserved 17th century fortified house, Bellaghy Bawn, which is now a museum. A Grade B+ thatched cottage is present in the Bellaghy outskirts. The village is also known as the birthplace, childhood home and resting place of poet Seamus Heaney (1939–2013), who won the Nobel Prize for Literature. There is an arts centre in the village dedicated to Heaney.