Magheralin

Magheralin is a generally mixed village, with many people from both Protestant and Catholic backgrounds. Protestantism, however, is the largest religion in the village.[4]

Magheralin has two churches: one Protestant Church and one Catholic Church respectively. The Protestant Church is Magheralin Parish, which also has a second church building in Dollingstown.[5]

Magheralin's Catholic Church, Parish of Magheralin, contains two church buildings; similar to Magheralin Parish. These buildings are St. Patrick's & St. Ronan's and St. Colman's Kilwarlin.[6]

There is an old song called "The Ducks of Magheralin". The Ducks of Magheralin is an Irish Polka, with its namesake representing the 'ducks of Magheralin', who were the weavers of the town because they used duck grease to lubricate their looms.[7] In the preface to a well-known version by the Glenfolk Four, a singer insists that the intent of the song is to address the "myth" that the capital of Ireland is Dublin. The first verse is as follows:

It is just about a year ago that I went to see the King,

And on my voyage in Ulster my troubles they were twin;

He decorated me with medals, and they were made of tin,

"Go home," says he, "you skitter ye. You're the Mayor of Magheralin."[8]

Magheralin is classified as a village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e with a population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (21 March 2021) there were 2,041 people living in Magheralin. Of these:

• 24% were aged 0-14 years old, 36% were aged 15-39, 28% were aged 40-64, and 12% were aged 65 and above
• 49% were male and 51% were female
• 98% spoke English as a main language, 5% had some knowledge of Irish and 7% had some ability in Ulster Scots
• 27% were Catholic, 11% were Presbyterian, 25% were Anglican (Church of Ireland), 2% were Methodist, 11% adhered to other Christian denominations, <1% followed other religions and 23% followed no religion or did not state their religion
• 98% were white and 2% were of another ethnic group
• 38% identified as British only, 15% identified as Irish only, 25% identified as Northern Irish only, <1% identified as British and Irish only, 13% identified as British and Northern Irish only, 2% identified as Irish and Northern Irish only, 2% identified as British, Irish and Northern Irish only and 5% identified with another nationality
• 58% held a UK passport only, 17% held an Ireland passport only, 8% held both UK and Ireland passports, 2% held other passport(s) and 16% held no passport
• 90% were born in Northern Ireland, 5% were born in England, <1% were born in Scotland, <1% were born in Wales, 2% were born in the Republic of Ireland and 3% were born in other countries

• 2,916/km² Population Density
• 70 ha (0.7 km²) Area[4]