Maghery

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Maghery (Irish: An Mhachaire) is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census Maghery in Northern Ireland had a population of 201 people. It lies within the Craigavon Borough Council area. There is also a small village in the Republic of Ireland called Maghery, in County Donegal.

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[edit] History

In November 1830 Ribbonmen attacked an Orange band, puncturing some of their drums. The Orangemen retaliated by burning the Catholic village of Maghery to the ground.

[edit] Places of interest

  • The River Blackwater enters Lough Neagh west of Derrywarragh Island and is navigable from Maghery to Blackwatertown. The small Maghery Canal enters the Blackwater south of Derrywarragh Island. At the east end is a small jetty area with a good slipway. This is the site of the former Maghery ferry.[1]
  • Maghery Country Park, five miles from the M1 motorway, provides an oasis of calm in the village of Maghery. Situated on the shores of Lough Neagh, the park covers an area of 30 acres comprising 5km of woodland walks and picnic areas in natural surroundings.

[edit] Transport

Maghery bridge was built to restore a link which was lost when the car ferry over the mouth of the River Blackwater at the south-west corner of Lough Neagh was withdrawn in the 1970s. The bridge is for cyclists and pedestrians and forms an essential link on the Loughshore Trail cycle route.

[edit] Education

  • St. Mary's Primary School

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Navigating the River Blackwater. Culture Northern Ireland. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.

[edit] External links


Coordinates: 54°31′N, 6°35′W