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'''Maghrafelt''' is a town and local government district in [[County Londonderry]], [[Northern Ireland]].  From 2015 it will be part of the new [[Mid Ulster]] district.
[[File:Magherafelt in Northern Ireland.svg|thumb|Location of Magherafelt District in Northern Ireland]]'''Magherafelt''' is a town and former local government district in [[County Londonderry]], [[Northern Ireland]].  From 2015 it became part of the new [[Mid Ulster]] district.


==LGBT history==
==LGBT history==


[[Paul Berry]] was born in Craigavon.
The fashion designer [[J W Anderson]] was born in Magherafelt in 1984.


In 2012 there was a controversy about allegedly homophobic remarks by a local councillor being omitted from the official record of the council debate.<ref>http://www.midulstermail.co.uk/news/local-news/gay-comment-omissions-sparks-row-at-magherafelt-council-1-4265868</ref>
In 2012 there was a controversy about allegedly homophobic remarks by a Magherafelt councillor being omitted from the official record of the council debate.<ref>http://www.midulstermail.co.uk/news/local-news/gay-comment-omissions-sparks-row-at-magherafelt-council-1-4265868</ref>


==References==
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[[Category:Northern Ireland Post-1973 districts]]
[[Category:Northern Ireland Post-1973 districts]]
[[Category:Derry]]
[[Category:Derry]]
[[Category:Northern Ireland towns]]

Latest revision as of 13:08, 10 July 2026

Location of Magherafelt District in Northern Ireland

Magherafelt is a town and former local government district in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. From 2015 it became part of the new Mid Ulster district.

LGBT history

The fashion designer J W Anderson was born in Magherafelt in 1984.

In 2012 there was a controversy about allegedly homophobic remarks by a Magherafelt councillor being omitted from the official record of the council debate.[1]

References