▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁district ▁elections , ▁Car nt og her ▁D LE ▁elected ▁three ▁S inn ▁Fe in , ▁one ▁SD LP ▁and ▁one ▁D UP ▁represent atives ▁to ▁the ▁council . ▁ ▁Places ▁of ▁interest ▁ ▁Notable ▁buildings ▁in ▁Mag h era ▁include ▁St ▁L ur ach ' s ▁Church , ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 5 0 0 AD , ▁originally ▁as ▁a ▁monaster y . ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Mag h era ▁grew ▁up ▁around ▁this ▁church . ▁The ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁monaster y ▁was ▁such ▁that ▁Mag h era ▁was ▁a ▁bishop ' s ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁and ▁ 1 3 th ▁centuries . ▁However , ▁the ▁Church ▁was ▁ra ided ▁by ▁the ▁Vik ings ▁and ▁fell ▁into ▁dis rep air ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁Environment al ▁Heritage ▁Service . ▁Within ▁the ▁ru ins , ▁as ▁an ▁in set ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁wall ▁is ▁a ▁sculpt ure ▁of ▁the ▁cru c if ix ion , ▁which ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁date ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁century ▁– ▁making ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁surv iving ▁representations ▁of ▁the ▁cru c if ix ion ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁St ▁L ur ach ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁saint ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁oldest ▁lin en ▁mill ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁the ▁William ▁Clark ▁& ▁S ons ▁company ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 6 , ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁Church es ▁In ▁St ▁Patrick ' s ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁church , ▁there