Magheralin

Magheralin ()Place Names NI
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Its original name was ''Lann Rónáin Fhinn'', "church of Ronan Finn", a saint from the famous tale ''Buile Shuibhne'' (''The Madness of Sweeney'').

Culture

There is an old song called "The Ducks of Magheralin". In preface to a well known version by the Glenfolk Four, a singer insists that the intent of the song is to address the myth that the capital of Ireland is Dublin. The first verse is as follows:

:It is just about a year ago that I went to see the King,
:And on my voyage in Ulster my troubles they were twin;
:He decorated me with medals, and they were made of tin,
:"Go home," says he, "you skitter ye. You're the Mayor of Magheralin."

The Troubles

1989
*18 October 1989 - Robert Metcalfe (40), a Protestant civilian was shot and killed by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) while at his home in Drumnabreeze Road, Magheralin.

1991
*5 January 1991 - Jervis Lynch (26), a Catholic civilian, was shot and killed by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) while at his home in Acres Road, Magheralin.

People

* Lt Col Peter Brush
* Robert William Radclyffe Dolling, "Father Dolling" (1851–1902), was born at Magheralin."The Life of Father Dolling" Osborne, C.E p 335: London, Edward Arnold, 1903
* John Macoun (1831–1920) was a Canadian naturalist born in Magheralin to James Macoun and Anne Jane Nevin, who emigrated to Canada in 1850.

Education

*Maralin Village Primary School
*St. Patrick's Primary School,

Sports

*St. Michaels GAC
*Magheralin Village Football Club

2011 Census

Magheralin is classified as a village by th
NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)
(i.e. with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (27 March 2021) there were 1,337 people living in Magheralin. Of these:
*24.0% (322 people) were aged 0-17 years old, 62.6% (841 people) were aged 18-64 years old, and 14.4% (180 people) were aged 65 and over
*47.6% of the population (639 people) were male and 52.4% (704 people) were female
*31.4% (404 people) were from a Catholic background, 58.8% (755 people) were from a Protestant background, 9.2% (118 people) followed no religion, and 0.6% (8 people), followed another unlisted religion
*98.1% (1,260 people) speak English Language as a Main Language (A3+), 0.5% (7 people) speak Polish Language as a Main Language, and 1.4% (18 people) speak another unlisted language
*69.8% (946 people) have a United Kingdom Passport, 12.1% (164 people) have a Republic of Ireland Passport, 2.3% (31 people) have an EU (other) Passport, 0.5% (7 people) had another unlisted Passport, and 15.3% (208 people) have no Passport
*89.7% (1,204 people) were born in Northern Ireland, 4.9% (66 people) were born in Great Britain, 1.3% (17 people) were born in Republic of Ireland, 2.2% (30 people) were born in EU (other), and 1.9% (26 people) were born in another unlisted country
*98.7% (1,326 people) are White, 0.5% (7 people) are Asian, 0.1% (2 people) are Mixed/Multiple, 0.07% (1 person) is Black, and 0.5% (7 people) are another unlisted ethnic group

Other Census Statistics

*1.7% Annual Population Change 001-2011*2,076/km² Population Density 011*0.6441 km² Area

See also

*Magheralin (civil parish)
*List of villages in Northern Ireland

References

External links

NI Neighbourhood Information Service

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Villages in County Down
Civil parish of Magheralin