St. Mary's Church, Bellaghy

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St. Mary's Church
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St. Mary's Church, Bellaghy
54°48′53.1″N6°30′50.4″W / 54.814750°N 6.514000°W / 54.814750; -6.514000
Address25 Ballynease Rd, Bellaghy, Magherafelt BT45 8JS
Country Northern Ireland
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website bellaghyparish.com
History
Status Parish church
Administration
Parish Bellaghy–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. [1] [2] It is also the place where IRA hunger-strikers Francis Hughes and Thomas McElwee are buried. [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ Moriarty, Gerry (2 September 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 (16 May 1981). "Four funerals on 'black day in Ulster history'". The Guardian . p. 1. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Brady, Colin (11 August 1981). "Mourners walk out on priest". The Daily Telegraph . p. 2. Retrieved 31 August 2023.


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