E og h ain ▁was ▁at ▁R á th ▁L ura ig ▁in ▁Mag h era . ▁The ▁church ▁in ▁Mag h era ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁St ▁L ur ach . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁became ▁a ▁settlement ▁for ▁Scottish ▁sett lers ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁who ▁came ▁into ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁residents . ▁For ▁example , ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁Orange ▁Order ▁march es ▁led ▁to ▁cl ash es ▁between ▁Or ang emen ▁and ▁Rib bon men ▁in ▁Mag h era ▁and ▁Cast led aw son . ▁Several ▁Catholic ▁homes ▁were ▁then ▁bur nt ▁by ▁Protest ants ▁following ▁these ▁cl ash es . ▁ ▁The ▁Tr ou bles ▁ ▁Mag h era ▁suffered ▁significant ▁violence ▁during ▁the ▁Tr ou bles . ▁In ▁total , ▁ 1 4 ▁people ▁were ▁killed , ▁half ▁of ▁them ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁security ▁forces ▁and ▁a ▁further ▁two ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁family ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁Ul ster ▁Def ence ▁Regiment . ▁The ▁Pro vis ional ▁Irish ▁Republican ▁Army ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁ten ▁of ▁the ▁death s . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Mid - U l ster ▁District ▁Council . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁Car nt og her ▁district ▁elect oral ▁area ▁( D LE ) ▁which ▁contains ▁the ▁areas ▁Lower ▁Gl ens h ane , ▁Sw at rag h , ▁Tam lag ht ▁O ' C ril ly , ▁Valley ▁and ▁Mag h era . ▁In ▁the