Bellaghy

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Bellaghy Irish: Baile Eachaidh
Village
Entering Bellaghy from Old Town Road, Seamus Heaney HomePlace in centre, August 2023
Location within Northern Ireland
Population	1,063 (2001 Census)
District	Mid Ulster
County	County Londonderry
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MAGHERAFELT
Postcode district	BT45
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Mid Ulster
NI Assembly	Mid Ulster
List of places UK Northern Ireland County Londonderry 54°48′29″N 6°31′08″W / 54.808°N 6.519°W / 54.808; -6.519

Bellaghy (from Irish Baile Eachaidh, meaning 'Eachaidh's town')^[1][2] is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies north west of Lough Neagh and about 5 miles north east of Magherafelt. In the centre of the village (known locally as The Diamond) three main roads lead to Magherafelt, Portglenone and Toome. It had a population of 1,063 people in the 2001 Census and is within Mid-Ulster District.

Bellaghy is home to various historical landmarks, including a well-preserved 17th century fortified house, Bellaghy Bawn, which is now a museum. A Grade B+ thatched cottage is present in the Bellaghy outskirts. The village is also known as the birthplace, childhood home and resting place of poet Seamus Heaney (1939–2013), who won the Nobel Prize for Literature. There is an arts centre in the village dedicated to Heaney.^[3]