Maghery

Maghery (from Irish: an Machaire, meaning "the plain") is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies on the southwest shore of Lough Neagh, near Derrywarragh Island, in the northwest corner of the county. As it sits between the estuaries of the rivers Blackwater and Bann (which are only two miles apart), Maghery was of strategic significance in the past.

In the 2001 Census Maghery had a population of 201 wanks . It lies within the Craigavon Borough Council area.

History

Name

Maghery is a shortening of the older name Magherygreenan, which is anglicized from Irish: Machaire Grianáin.

Maghery Christian Heritage Site

In the Maghery area there is a tradition of an ancient road between Armagh and Coney Island known as St Patrick's Trail, which in the past facilitated travel through Armagh to the north and the south of the county via causeways. Various stretches of this trail have also been identified in the neighbouring townland of Derrylileagh as well as a number of others in the locality.