In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Maghera like this:
Maghera.-- market town and par. with ry. sta., E. co. Londonderry, 44 miles NW. of Belfast and 152 miles NW. of Dublin - par., 21,755 ac., pop. 8861; town, pop. 1124; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-days, Tuesday and Friday. Maghera has considerable trade in linens and sewed muslins. The town was burnt by the insurgents in 1641, and was assaulted by the Irish adherents of James II.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Maghera, in and County Londonderry | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/29004
Date accessed: 02nd May 2024
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