Magherafelt Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
About Magherafelt
"Magherafelt" derives fromMachaire Fíolta, meaning "plain of Fíolta", and there was a monastery settlement here in medieval times. There's nothing left of that now, and the present town was created during the 17th century plantation era. English authority had been shocked by an uprising in Donegal and the burning of Derry, so they handed the whole kit and caboodle over to a London business consortium. These gentlemen created the walled city of Londonderry, divvied up the territory between their merchant company members, and brought in loyal Protestant colonists to prevent future Troubles. The Worshipful Company of Salters came ninth in the merchant hierarchy, and they were allocated a tract in the south of the county around Magherafelt. "On a wreath of the colours, a cubit arm erect, issui
Top Attractions in Magherafelt
Explore the best things to see and do in Magherafelt:
- ★Seamus Heaney Homeplace
- ★The Jungle
Where to Eat in Magherafelt
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴District 45 Restaurant
- 🍴Sizzlin Smokehouse
- 🍴The Old Thatch Inn
- 🍴The Taaj
Where to Stay in Magherafelt
- 🏨Brooke Lodge Guesthouse
- 🏨O'Neill Arms
- 🏨Terrace Hotel
- 🏨Walsh's Hotel
Magherafelt Travel Guide Sections
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