St. Mary's Church, Bellaghy Explained

St. Mary's Church
Coordinates:	54.8148°N -6.514°W
Country:	Northern Ireland
Address:	25 Ballynease Rd, Bellaghy, Magherafelt BT45 8JS
Denomination:	Roman Catholic
Status:	Parish church
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]}

Notes and References

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