To view the pdf newsletters below you can download adobe reader. Maghera and killylough diocese of derry county of derry. It is situated in the historic barony of iveagh upper, lower half townlands. Maghera and killylough, derry catholic parish registers. Lurachs church of ireland the maghera and district. If the gate is open, drive through to the church carpark. Maghera parish caring association in maghera bt46 5ea. Maghera from irish machaire ratha, meaning plain of the fort is a parish in county londonderry, northern ireland. From castlewellen take the a50 south towards newcastle and then the b180 north. The west gable, pictured left, and the north wall stand to their original height, but only the foundations remain. It will take some time to update the various sections.
Maghera library customer notice due to the rapidly evolving situation with covid19, we are temporarily closing all public libraries and out of hours access from 5. Mass is celebrated every day, and a full schedule of our mass times can be viewed on this website. Check parishes of maghera and killelagh in maghera, 15 church street on cylex and find. Mpca is mainly funded by individual donations and grants from external funders. We function as one church family and meet over two. Please ensure all notices for inclusion in the bulletin are with the parish office by noon on wednesdays.
Set in the heart of the community the newly built magherafelt parish centre offers a wide range of facilities for use by the entire population of magherafelt. Maghera civil parish contains the following townlands. Maghera is a parish in county londonderry, northern ireland. Our previous website provider in florida has stopped providing the service to parishes. We are delighted that you have taken the time to visit our website, and we hope it will be of some help to you. Contact us our lady of the assumption church, newcastle. However this is itself derived from the older name for the parish, rath luraigh, continue reading st. Maghera parish, derry diocese 20 all rights reserved contact uscontact us.
Recordings of past events at our lady of the assumption church annual mass for the deceased nov 2019 gift 4 youth mass. Patricks church mrs mcloughlin months mind 28 sep 2018 christmas day mass 25 dec 2017 wedding, 21417 21 apr 2017. You are invited to enjoy the warm and welcoming atmosphere of the maghera inn and bistro. This website contains images from the nlis collection of catholic parish register microfilms. The parish of maghera, newcastle, county down is currently celebrating the 50th anniversary of our beautiful church, our lady of the assumption. Maghera presbyterian church is a reformed evangelical church that is based in meetinghouse avenue maghera, co. Derry quite often the only realistic strategy in tracing ancestors beyond church registers is to examine surviving census returns and census substitutes, often compiled by civil parish, for any references to a surname or given name of interest. The parish of maghera newcastle down northern ireland. Parishes of maghera and killelagh, maghera church of. Maghera and killylough, derry catholic parish registers at.
Parishes of maghera and killelagh maghera, 15 church street. Magheragall parish church, antrim, antrim, northern. Parishes of maghera and killelagh is a company in the church of ireland business sector in maghera, northern ireland. Our lady of the assumption church live webcam stream mcn. The weekly parish bulletin is available by visiting the link on the bulletin page. As a civil parish it lies within the former barony of loughinsholin and as an ecclesiastical parish it lies within the. She founded a double monastery, of monks and nuns, at kildare, the first womens. Currently registered at 15 church street bt46 5ea, maghera the company has been in the business for 8 years. Driving distance calculator and driving directions.
The registers contain records of baptisms and marriages from the majority of catholic parishes in ireland and northern ireland up to 1880. Mullagh old church maghera census substitutes for co. About the lurach centre maghera parish caring association. Its financial year was closed on 30th april and its latest financial statement was filed on april 30, 2019.
Parish of downpatrick pope francis video for may 2020. The genki approach to learning english works by engaging all of the learners senses and appealing to a wide range of learning styles. J372342 3372, 3342 st domangard or donard who died in 507 founded a monastery on a site probably now occupied by maghera church of ireland church. In fact, the name maghera is derived from the irish machaire ratha meaning plain of the fort. We are a group of people who are passionate about worshiping god and serving our local community. Four charged as counterfeit money seized in co armagh. Parishes of maghera and killelagh church of ireland. News the lurach centre maghera maghera parish caring. This app allows parishioners, support staff and clergy to be kept informed of church and parish events and information. News from the lurach centre maghera maghera parish caring. The rectory 69 tobermore road maghera bt46 5dn tel. Founded in 2012, maghera parish caring association, classified under reg no. This basic website will hopefully act as a substitute in the meantime until something better comes along. The website has been set up as means of reaching out to all, parishioners, friends and relatives at home and abroad.
The ruined church in the middle of the old cemetery probably dates from the end of the 12th century. Please use the form below to contact the rector or webmaster if you have any queries about the parish or this website. The main reason for our visit to maghera was to photograph the 10th century round tower. Maghera church and round tower is of major historical importance and is among. Oran beag is located in the picturesque village of maghera. Northern ireland uk driving distance calculator, calculates the distance and driving directions between two addresses, places, cities, villages, towns or airports in northern ireland uk. Flagship media group ltd, unit c3, 6 westbank drive, belfast, bt3 9la, northern ireland. From the belfast and ulster towns directory for 1910 lurgan contents magherafelt. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Welcome to the parish of maghera, located in the diocese of derry, ireland. The ruins of the medieval church still stand in the town of maghera in the townland of largantogher, with. Home the parish parish history parish churches the parish team parish groups mass times latest news.
Magheragall parish church, antrim, antrim, northern ireland. It is bordered by the parishes of ballynascreen, ballyscullion, desertmartin, dungiven, kilcronaghan, killelagh, magherafelt, tamlaght ocrilly, and termoneeny. Maghera parish caring association maghera, 15 church st. Weekday masses our lady of the assumption church newcastle monday, tuesday, thursday and friday at 10. Located in king street, the centre has an impressive view of the church of our lady of the assumption. Londonderry loughinsholin maghera civil parish gulladuff. St brigid 451525 she was born in 451 or 452 at faughart, near dundalk, in ireland. Maghera parish church church of ireland was the official church and as such people were legally obliged to coonduct baptisms, marriages, etc in church of ireland churches baptisms began or at least the earliest we have records for that still exist is 1786.
Lurach and associated religious sites in the maghera area can be said to be the foundation stone that the town was built on. From the belfast and ulster towns directory for 1910 lurgan contents magherafelt maghera, co. You can send newsletter items to the parish office. Ahoghill and portglenone parish 42 church street, ballymena 028 25871240 church of ireland 95 hillmount road, ballymena. Maghera church and round tower is of major historical importance. Maghera is in the electoral division of newgrove, in civil parish of clooney, in the barony of bunratty upper, in the county of clare. Maghera parish caring association mpca exists as a cataylst for local christians and those who share our vision to become active in meeting the needs of the community around us. Churches and religious sites 16 visit mourne mountains. The irish name for maghera is an machaire maghera is on logainm. Magheragall parish church, created by killultagh, antrim, antrim, northern ireland, united kingdom take billiongraves with you wherever you go. Situated behind the modern 19th century church is the ruin of a possible 12th century medieval church. Map v area v bordering townlands v subtownlands v records search v openstreetmapv we dont know what electoral division gulladuff is in. Take the first right signposted about 200m on your left is a green gate. She converted to christanity, inspired by the preaching of st patrick.
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