What is recorded here

Maghera Old Church stands in Largantogher as a sixth-century foundation later shaped into a medieval parish, holding the grave of St. Lurach and the see of Cenel Neogain. Cross-carved stone, fonts and a well mark the place where worship and burial continued through the post-medieval era. The land still carries the weight of that long devotion, preserving a line of faith stretched from early Christianity into later local life.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as C6TH CHURCH, MEDIEVAL & POST MED. PARISH CHURCH & GRAVEYARD, CROSS-CARVED STONE, FONTS & WELL: MAGHERA OLD CHURCH, RATH-LURAIG, ST. LURACH'S GRAVE & SEE OF CENEL NEOGAIN. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.; POST-MED; MED/L.MED. Recorded protection: State Care. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

6th-century church and medieval parish church with graveyard, cross-carved stone, fonts, and well; associated with St. Lurach and the See of Cenél nEógain. It represents an important ecclesiastical site linked to early Christian settlement and the historical ecclesiastical province of Armagh.

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