Maghaberry
| Maghaberry | |
| County Antrim | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | J174633 |
| Location: | 54°30’18"N, 6°11’20"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Craigavon |
| Postcode: | BT67 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Lisburn and Castlereagh |
Maghaberry or Magaberry is a large village and a townland in the south of County Antrim, five and half miles west of Lisburn and two and a half miles north of Moira, County Down. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 1,696 people.
The name of the place is derived form the Irish language: Maigh gCabraí means "Plain of poor land".[1]
About the village
Until the early 20th century, Maghaberry was a rural townland with a crossroads, on the edge of a plateau. The economy of the area was mainly farming, although there were some limestone quarries. Today, the village serves as a commuter settlement, with its population mostly working and shopping elsewhere. It includes a community centre, Maghaberry Primary School, two churches, a village hall and shops.
Churches
- Anglican / Methodist: The 'Church on the Hill' as it is known, was originally Maghaberry Methodist Church and is now a "covenant church', under the Anglican-Methodist Covenant, run in partnership between the Methodist Church and the Church of Ireland, with two congregations and two ministers
- Pentecostal: Elim Tabernacle
Places of interest
HM Prison Maghaberry is a modern high security prison housing adult male long term sentenced and remand prisoners, in both separated and integrated conditions. There are 939 staff and room for 718 prisoners in single cell accommodation.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Maghaberry) |
References
- ↑ Maghaberry - Placenames NI