Welcome to the Parish of Maghera
The beautiful Parish of Maghera is one of 88 parishes in the Diocese of Down & Connor. Situated in the south east corner of County Down in the North of Ireland, the Parish sits at the foot of Slieve Donard, the highest mountain in Northern Ireland and one of twelve peaks that make up the the Mourne Mountains. The Parish is located in the Mourne Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty which has been immortalised in song by the 19th Century Irish musician Percy French "Where the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea" .
The Parish is a faith community rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ; committed to the spiritual growth and social well being of the people of Newcastle, Bryansford and surrounding rural areas.The Parish is centred around our two churches, Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Newcastle reputed to be the first circular church in Ireland and now a listed building as 'an example of sixties' architecture' and St Patrick's Church in Bryansford erected in 1760 by the Rev Robert Taylor. The Church buildings provide landmarks in the locality but it is the work of our spiritual team, committed volunteers and parishioners that makes us a community landmark.
The Parish is a faith community rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ; committed to the spiritual growth and social
well being of the people of Newcastle, Bryansford and surrounding rural areas.
The Parish is centred around our two churches, Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Newcastle reputed to be
the first circular church in Ireland and now a listed building as 'an example of sixties' architecture' and St Patrick's Church in Bryansford erected in 1760 by the Rev Robert Taylor. The Church buildings provide landmarks in the locality but it is the work of our spiritual team, committed volunteers and parishioners that makes us a community landmark.
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