Desertmartin

This article is about the village of Desertmartin. For the civil parish of Desertmartin, see Desertmartin (civil parish).

Desertmartin
  • Irish: Díseart Mhártain
Desertmartin is located in Northern Ireland
Desertmartin
Desertmartin
Location within Northern Ireland
Population(2011 Census)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
County Londonderry
54°46′N 6°41′W / 54.767°N 6.683°W / 54.767; -6.683

Desertmartin (/ˌdɛzərtˈmɑːrtɪn/;[1] from Irish Díseart Mhártain, meaning 'Saint Martin's hermitage')[2][3] is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is four miles from Magherafelt, at the foot of Slieve Gallion. In the 2001 Census the greater Desertmartin area had a population of 1,276. It lies within Desertmartin parish, Mid-Ulster District, and the historic barony of Loughinsholin. Neighbouring settlements include Draperstown, Magherafelt, Moneymore, and Tobermore.

  1. ^ Toner, Gregory: Place-Names of Northern Ireland, page 85. Queen's University of Belfast, 1996, ISBN 0-85389-613-5
  2. ^ Place Names NI
  3. ^ Flanagan, Deirdre & Laurence: Irish Place Names, page 202. Gill & Macmillan Ltd., 2002. ISBN 0-7171-3396-6