Magheralin

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Magheralin
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Magheralin Parish Church
Magheralin is located in County Down
Magheralin
Magheralin
Location within County Down
Population1,144 
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCRAIGAVON
Postcode districtBT67
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Down
54°28′N 6°16′W / 54.467°N 6.267°W / 54.467; -6.267Coordinates: 54°28′N 6°16′W / 54.467°N 6.267°W / 54.467; -6.267
Magheralin at night. Photo: George Malcolm
Magheralin Parish Church, The Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity. Photo: George Malcolm

Magheralin (from Irish: Machaire Lainne, meaning 'plain of the church')[2] is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the main A3 road between Moira and Lurgan, beside the River Lagan. It had a population of 1,144 people in the 2001 Census. The civil parish of Magheralin covers areas of counties Armagh and Down.[3]

Its original name was Lann Rónáin Fhinn, "church of Ronan Finn", a saint from the famous tale Buile Shuibhne (The Madness of Sweeney).[2]

Culture[]

There is an old song called "The Ducks of Magheralin". In preface to a well known version by the Glenfolk Four, a singer insists that the intent of the song is to address the myth that the capital of Ireland is Dublin. The first verse is as follows:

It is just about a year ago that I went to see the King,
And on my voyage in Ulster my troubles they were twin;
He decorated me with medals, and they were made of tin,
"Go home," says he, "you skitter ye. You're the Mayor of Magheralin."

The Troubles[]

1989

  • 18 October 1989 - Robert Metcalfe (40), a Protestant civilian was shot and killed by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) while at his home in Drumnabreeze Road, Magheralin.

1991

  • 5 January 1991 - Jervis Lynch (26), a Catholic civilian, was shot and killed by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) while at his home in Acres Road, Magheralin.

People[]

Education[]

  • Maralin Village Primary School
  • St. Patrick's Primary School,

Sports[]

  • St. Michaels GAC
  • Magheralin Village Football Club

2001 Census[]

Magheralin is classified as a village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,144 people living in Magheralin. Of these:

  • 23.9% were aged under 16 years and 14.7% were aged 60 and over
  • 47.4% of the population were male and 52.6% were female
  • 29.6% were from a Catholic background and 66.8% were from a Protestant background
  • 2.7% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. ^ a b Place Names NI
  3. ^ "Parishes of Northern Ireland". Public Record Office of NI. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  4. ^ "The Life of Father Dolling" Osborne, C.E p 335: London, Edward Arnold, 1903

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