Killea, County Donegal

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Killea
Cill Fhéich
Town
Cillfheich.JPG
Killea is located in Ireland
Killea
Killea
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°58′38″N 7°24′01″W / 54.977301°N 7.400329°W / 54.977301; -7.400329Coordinates: 54°58′38″N 7°24′01″W / 54.977301°N 7.400329°W / 54.977301; -7.400329
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Donegal
Government
 • Dáil ÉireannDonegal
Population
 (2011)
 • Urban
581
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Killea (Irish: Cill Fhéich, meaning 'Fiach's church') is a village in Donegal, Ireland, located on the border of with County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.

History[]

In recent years, many new homes have been built in the area and the village now acts largely as a commuter village for Derry.[citation needed]

Killea was one of several Protestant villages in eastern Donegal that would have been transferred to Northern Ireland, had the recommendations of the Irish Boundary Commission been enacted in 1925.[1]

Notable residents[]

See also[]

  • List of populated places in Ireland

References[]

  1. ^ "Irish Boundary Commission Report". National Archives. 1925. p. 140–43.
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