Killean, County Armagh

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.^[1] It lies about four miles (6.5 km) south of Newry, near the border with County Louth in the Republic of Ireland. Killeen is in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area.

Killeen Irish: Cillín
Primary school in Killean
Location within Northern Ireland
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 54.1251°N 6.3385°W / 54.1251; -6.3385

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

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