Maghera Old Church

Maghera Old Church is the ruins of a church in , , . It is a scheduled monument and a Monument in State Care. It was originally founded by St Lurach at some point during the 6th century, likely as a monastery.
Wikipedia
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Church
  • Description: church ruin in Ireland
  • Also known as: “Old St Lurachs Church”, “Old St. Lurach’s Church”, and “Saint Lurach’s Church”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maghera and Tobermore.

Town
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is a town at the foot of the in . Its population was 4,235 in the 2021 census. Formerly in the barony of Loughinsholin within the historic , it is today in the local-government district of Mid-Ulster.

Village
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, from Irish An Tobar Mór, meaning 'the great well') is a small village in , Northern Ireland, named after the townland of . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Maghera Old Church.

Village
is a small and townland in , . It is situated within the district of and is represented by the Carntogher DEA on Mid Ulster District Council. is situated 3 miles east of Maghera Old Church.

Maghera Old Church

Latitude
54.84274° or 54° 50′ 34″ north
Longitude
-6.67003° or 6° 40′ 12″ west
Open location code
9C6MR8VH+3X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 773648272
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Wiki­data ID
Q120568620
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