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St. Mary's Church, Bellaghy

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Church in Northern Ireland
St. Mary's Church
54°48′53.1″N 6°30′50.4″W / 54.814750°N 6.514000°W / 54.814750; -6.514000
Address25 Ballynease Rd, Bellaghy, Magherafelt BT45 8JS
CountryNorthern Ireland
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitebellaghyparish.com
History
StatusParish church
Administration
ParishBellaghy–Ballyscullion Parish

St. Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is the final resting place of Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Seamus Heaney. It is also the place where IRA hunger-strikers Francis Hughes and Thomas McElwee are buried.

References

  1. Moriarty, Gerry (September 2, 2013). "Seamus Heaney laid to rest in Bellaghy". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  2. "Seamus Heaney: Headstone for poet's grave unveiled". BBC News. 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  3. Keel, Paul; Beresford, David (May 16, 1981). "Four funerals on 'black day in Ulster history'". The Guardian. p. 1. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  4. Brady, Colin (August 11, 1981). "Mourners walk out on priest". The Daily Telegraph. p. 2. Retrieved August 31, 2023.


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