▁is ▁a ▁head stone ▁remember ing ▁the ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁during ▁the ▁Fam ine . ▁In ▁the ▁local ▁Church ▁of ▁Ireland ▁parish ▁of ▁St . ▁L ur ach ' s ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁mem orial ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁both ▁world ▁wars . ▁The ▁Pres by ter ian ▁church ▁has ▁a ▁br ass ▁pla que ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁served ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁Both ▁Protest ant ▁churches ▁have ▁mem orial s ▁to ▁local ▁vict ims ▁on ▁I RA ▁violence . ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Ireland ▁has ▁mem orial s ▁to ▁Alan ▁Clark ▁and ▁John ▁Pro ctor ▁murder ed ▁by ▁the ▁I RA . ▁The ▁Pres by ter ian ▁church ▁has ▁a ▁mem orial ▁window ▁to ▁U DR ▁and ▁R UC ▁members ▁murder ed ▁by ▁the ▁I RA . ▁ ▁Transport ▁Mag h era ▁railway ▁station ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁shut ▁for ▁passenger ▁traffic ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁shut ▁altogether ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁People ▁ ▁Charles ▁Thom son ▁( 1 7 2 9 – 1 8 2 4 ), ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Congress . ▁ ▁Dr ▁Henry ▁Co oke ▁( 1 7 8 8 – 1 8 6 8 ), ▁noted ▁Pres by ter ian ▁the olog ian , ▁statue ▁to