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Magheralin

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Culture
The Troubles
People
Education
Sports
2001 Census
See also
References
External links

Magheralin ({{etymology|ga|Machaire Lainne|plain of the pool}})^[1] is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the main Moira to Lurgan road, beside the River Lagan. It had a population of 1,144 people in the 2001 Census. It is within the Craigavon Borough Council area. The civil parish of Magheralin covers areas of County Armagh as well as County Down.^[2]

The parish church was built in medieval times and its remains form part of the ruined church in the old village graveyard. The post-medieval settlement appears to have developed along the main road and near to the parish church, with an industrial focus to the south, beside the river. The village is grouped around the junction of a number of roads, and has an attractive parish church and several fine planters' houses, such as Blacklion and Drumcro by Newforge Bridge over the River Lagan. There are two village churches dating back to the 1840s and displaying fine architecture and stained glass.

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

Lt Col Peter Brush
Robert William Radclyffe Dolling, "Father Dolling" (1851–1902), was born at Magheralin.^[3]
John Macoun (1831–1920) was a Canadian naturalist born in Magheralin to James Macoun and Anne Jane Nevin, who emigrated to Canada in 1850.

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.

References

1. ^Placenames Database of Ireland
2. ^{{cite web | title=Parishes of Northern Ireland| work=Public Record Office of NI| url=http://applications.proni.gov.uk/geogindx/ | accessdate=1 January 2013}}
3. ^"The Life of Father Dolling" Osborne, C.E p 335: London, Edward Arnold, 1903

[https://web.archive.org/web/20100914174055/http://www.craigavon.gov.uk/the-council.html Craigavon Museum]
Craigavon Area Plan 2010
Lisburn.com
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110208005147/http://stmichaelsgac.com/ St. Michaels GAC]

External links

Magheralin Church

2 : Villages in County Down|Civil parish of Magheralin

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