Killen,_County_Tyrone

Killen, County Tyrone

Killen, County Tyrone

Human settlement in Northern Ireland

Killen (from Irish Cillín, meaning "little church")[1] is a small village and townland (of 356 acres) in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is several miles southwest of Castlederg, on the road leading south over Scraghy Mountain. A short distance to the west lies County Donegal, in the Republic of Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Longfield West and the historic barony of Omagh West.[2] In the 2001 Census it had a population of 231 people.[3]

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In recent years, Killen Creamery has been turned into a community centre and business centre.

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    "Placenames NI". Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
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    "Killen". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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    "Killen". NI Neighbourhood Information System, Gazeteer of Settlements. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
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