St. Mary's Church, Bellaghy

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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]

References

  1. 1.Moriarty, Gerry (2 September 2013). "Seamus Heaney laid to rest in Bellaghy". The Irish Times. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. 2."Seamus Heaney: Headstone for poet's grave unveiled". BBC News. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  3. 3.Keel, Paul; Beresford, David (16 May 1981). "Four funerals on 'black day in Ulster history'". The Guardian. p. 1. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  4. 4.Brady, Colin (11 August 1981). "Mourners walk out on priest". The Daily Telegraph. p. 2. Retrieved 31 August 2023.