Maghera | |
|---|---|
parish | |
| Irish transcription(s) | |
| • Derivation: | Machaire Rátha |
| • Meaning: | plain of the fort |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Londonderry |
| Barony | Loughinsholin |
| Settlements | Culnady, Curran, Gulladuff, Maghera, and Upperlands |
Maghera (from Irish Machaire Rátha 'plain of the fort') is a parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is bordered by the parishes of Ballynascreen, Ballyscullion, Desertmartin, Dungiven, Kilcronaghan, Killelagh, Magherafelt, Tamlaght O'Crilly, and Termoneeny. As a civil parish it lies within the former barony of Loughinsholin and as an ecclesiastical parish it lies within the Church of Ireland Diocese of Derry and Raphoe.[1]