Ardtrea North is the name of the first parish

Parish

A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...

 (geographically) in the Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland

Church of Ireland

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 dioceses of Armagh. The parish is made up of two communities named Ballymaguigan

Ballymaguigan

Ballymaguigan is a hamlet and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is near the northwest shore of Lough Neagh and close to Magherafelt. The hamlet forms one part of a parish named Ardtrea North. Ballymaguigan is part of the local Magherafelt District Council.-Lough Neagh:Lough...

 and Newbridge

Newbridge, County Londonderry

Newbridge is a small townland in south Derry, Northern Ireland. stretching from Toomebridge in Co.Antrim, to Bellaghy, Castledawson, Magherafelt, and Ballymaguigan, it latter which shares the parish of ArdTrea North, St.Trea's....

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Education and Worship

The parish has one chapel

Chapel

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 named St.Trea's Church and two primary schools named Anahorish and Saint Trea's Primary School. Ardtrea's parish saint is Saint Trea. The Church of Ireland

Church of Ireland

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 community is served by St. Andrew's Desertcreat

Desertcreat

Desertcreat is a parish in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The civil parish of Desertcreat is in the eastern part of County Tyrone in the barony Dungannon Upper, immediately south of the parish of Derryloran, which contains the town of Cookstown, and immediately north of the parish of Pomeroy...

Anahorish Primary School is mainly attended by people from Newbridge but people form neighbouring communities such as Castledawson

Castledawson

Castledawson is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is mostly within the townland of Shanemullagh , about four miles from the north-western shore of Lough Neagh, and close to the market town of Magherafelt...

, Bellaghy

Bellaghy

Bellaghy , is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies north west of Lough Neagh and about 5 miles north of Magherafelt. At the centre of the village lies the junction of three main roads leading to Magherafelt, Portglenone and Toome. It had a population of 1,063 people in the...

 and Toome

Toome

Toome or Toom is a small village and townland on the northwest corner of Lough Neagh in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 722.-History:...

 also attend this school.

St. Trea's Primary School is attended by people from the Ballymaguigan side of the parish. In 2003 the North Eastern Education and Library Board tried to merge the two primary schools together due to falling numbers at St. Trea's Primary School.

Sport

The parish has two gaelic football

Football (soccer)

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 teams. The first team is named St.Trea'a GFC

Ballymaguigan GAC

St. Trea's Ballymaguigan GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballymaguigan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. They play in the Derry league and championships. They currently cater for both Gaelic football and Ladies' Gaelic football....

 and is mainly supported by people from the Ballymaguigan side of the parish. The second gaelic team is named Seán O'Leary's GAA. This team is mainly supported by people from the Newbridge side of the parish.

People

Eamon Coleman, manager of Derry Senior Football All-Ireland winning team (1993). Eamon was born in Ballymaguigan, and is now sadly deceased, and this is a link to the Derry website pictorial and written tribute to him
http://www.derrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=216&Itemid=103