Killean, County Armagh

Killeen
Irish: *Cillín*
Killeen Irish: Cillín;
	Primary school in Killean
	Location within Northern Ireland
Population	75 (2001 Census)
Irish grid reference	J085265
• Belfast	38 mi (61 km)
• Dublin	67 mi (108 km)
District	Newry, Mourne and Down;
County	County Armagh;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWRY
Postcode district	BT34, BT35
Dialling code	028
UK Parliament	Newry and Armagh;
NI Assembly	Newry and Armagh;
	List of places UK Northern Ireland Armagh 54°07′30″N 6°20′19″W / 54.1251°N 6.3385°W

Killeen^{[nb 1]} or Killean (from Irish Cillín)^[1] is a small village and townland in the civil parish of Killevy, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies about four miles (6.5 km) south of Newry, near the border with County Louth in the Republic of Ireland.

In the 2001 Census, it had a population of 75 people.^{[citation needed]} It lies within the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area.

History

For more information, see The Troubles in Killeen, which includes a list of incidents in the area during "the Troubles" resulting in two or more fatalities.

Education

The sole school within the village is St Michael's Primary School, 29 Killean School Road.

Places of worship

The primary place of worship in the village is St. Michael's Chapel, a Roman Catholic church.

Natives

Máire Drumm, a vice-president of Sinn Féin from 1972 until her death in 1976, was from the village.^[2]

Notes

^ "Killeen" is the official name of the townland.

References

^ Placenames NI Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ Monument in honour of Máire Drumm unveiled in South Armagh

External links

NI Neighbourhood Information System

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[1] "Killeen" is the official name of the townland.

[2] Placenames NI Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Monument in honour of Máire Drumm unveiled in South Armagh

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