| St. Mary's Church | |
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| 54°48′53.1″N 6°30′50.4″W / 54.814750°N 6.514000°W | |
| Address | 25 Ballynease Rd, Bellaghy, Magherafelt BT45 8JS |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | bellaghyparish |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Administration | |
| 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]
- ^ Moriarty, Gerry (September 2, 2013). "Seamus Heaney laid to rest in Bellaghy". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ "Seamus Heaney: Headstone for poet's grave unveiled". BBC News. 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ Keel, Paul; Beresford, David (May 16, 1981). "Four funerals on 'black day in Ulster history'". The Guardian. p. 1. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ Brady, Colin (August 11, 1981). "Mourners walk out on priest". The Daily Telegraph. p. 2. Retrieved August 31, 2023.