placenamesMagherafelt
Machaire Fíolta
Magherafelt is a townland in Derry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationMagherafelt54.78998° N · 6.57742° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ie
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Machaire Fíolta · Irish · main form
- Magherafelt · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Derry
- Barony
- Loughinsholin
- Civil parish
- Magherafelt
- Coordinates
- 54.78998, -6.57742 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1411886 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Magherafelt. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2011-06-28. How this page was prepared.