Maghera
Sign in to savethumb|Tirnony Dolmen Maghera ( ; ) is a small town at the foot of the Glenshane Pass in Northern Ireland. Its population was 4,235 in the 2021 census. Formerly in the barony of Loughinsholin within the historic County Londonderry, it is today in the local-government district of Mid-Ulster.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Maghera
- UK place.irish_name
- Machaire Rátha
- UK place.scots_name
- Machera
- UK place.static_image_name
- Maghera Town Centre.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Maghera Town Centre
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.population
- 4,235
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Mid-Ulster
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Mid-Ulster
- UK place.constituency_ni_assembly
- Mid-Ulster
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- MAGHERA
- UK place.postcode_area
- BT
- UK place.postcode_district
- BT46
- UK place.dial_code
- 028
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
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- History
- Governance
- Churches
- Demographics
- 2021 Census
- 2011 Census
- Transport
- Notable people
- 1700s
- 1800s
- 1900s
- Schools
- Primary schools
- Secondary school
- Sport
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thumb|Tirnony Dolmen Maghera ( ; ) is a small town at the foot of the Glenshane Pass in Northern Ireland. Its population was 4,235 in the 2021 census. Formerly in the barony of Loughinsholin within the historic County Londonderry, it is today in the local-government district of Mid-Ulster.
==History== One mile north of the town is a single-chamber megalithic tomb known as Tirnony dolmen. The portals surrounding the tomb are five feet tall. The town dates back at least to the 6th century to the church founded by Saint Lurach. Standing upon the site of the church, the present day ruins of St. Lurach's Church date back to the 10th century (see Maghera Old Church). They include, over a doorway, a relief of the crucifixion, possibly the oldest in Ireland. The crucifixion lintel is reproduced in the contemporary Catholic church, St Mary's.