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Killyman () is a small village and a
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...
in
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. North ...
, situated on the eastern boundary of
County Tyrone County Tyrone (; ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland. It is no longer used as an administrative division for local government but retain ...
and extending into
County Armagh County Armagh (, named after its county town, Armagh) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the southern shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has ...
. The majority of
townlands A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...
are in the historic barony of
Dungannon Middle Dungannon Middle (named after Dungannon town) is a barony in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It was created in 1851 with the splitting of the barony of Dungannon. It is bordered by Lough Neagh to the east and six other baronies: Dungannon Upp ...
in County Tyrone, the rest being in the barony of
Oneilland West Oneilland West (, the name of an ancient Gaelic district) is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is also called Clancann (''Clann Chana''), after the Mac Cana clan. It lies in the north of the county on the south-western shore of ...
in County Armagh. It contains the small, predominantly
Protestant Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...
, settlement of Killyman proper, which lies some southeast of
Dungannon Dungannon () is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second-largest town in the county (after Omagh) and had a population of 14,340 at the 2011 Census. The Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council had its headquarters in th ...
and immediately south of the
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, in the townland of
Laghey LaghyLaghy/An Lathaigh
Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingd ...
to Dungannon, consists mainly of a number of single dwellings, although there has also been some in-depth housing development in recent years. Local facilities include a small number of shops, primary schools and churches.
Mortimer O'Sullivan Mortimer O'Sullivan (1791–1859) was a Church of Ireland clergyman, writer and member of the Orange Order. He was born a Catholic in Clonmel, County Tipperary, the son of a Catholic schoolmaster. He converted to Protestantism in boyhood and was ...
was the Church of Ireland rector here in the 1830s.A guide to an Irish gentleman in his search for a religion
books.google.co.uk; accessed 1 May 2014.


Notable locals

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Fra Fee Francis Martin "Fra" Fee (born 20 May 1987) is an Irish actor and singer. He is known for portraying Courfeyrac in Tom Hooper's film adaptation of ''Les Misérables''. He portrayed the role of Michael Carney in Jez Butterworth's ''The Ferryman ...
, actor and singer


Schools

* Killyman Primary School *
Laghey Primary School Dungannon () is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second-largest town in the county (after Omagh) and had a population of 14,340 at the 2011 Census. The Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council had its headquarters in the ...


Sport

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Killyman St. Mary's Killyman St Mary's is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAC) based in the parish of Dungannon in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. History The club was established in 1964. Achievements * Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship: (2) ** 1973, ...
, local GAA club.


Civil parish of Killyman

The civil parish contains the villages of Killyman and Tamnamore.


Townlands

The civil parish contains the following townlands: * Annaghbeg * Ballynakilly * Bernagh * Bogbane * Bovean *
Cavan Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Ba ...
* Clonmore * Clontyclay *
Coash Coenzyme A (CoA, SHCoA, CoASH) is a coenzyme, notable for its role in the synthesis and oxidation of fatty acids, and the oxidation of pyruvate in the citric acid cycle. All genomes sequenced to date encode enzymes that use coenzyme A as a su ...
* Cohannan * Corr * Corrainy * Culnagrew * Derrycorry North * Derrycorry South * Derrygally * Derrygally Demesne * Derryhirk * Derryhubbert East * Derryhubbert North * Derryhubbert South * Derrymeen * Dreemore * Drumard Cross * Drumard Glebe * Drumaspil *
Drumcrow Drumcrow (, ) is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the north of the parish with the Moyola River running along its northern boundary. It is bounded by the townlands of; Dru ...
* Drumenagh * Drumhorrik *
Drumkee Drumkee is a townland in the southeast of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is directly south of the area presently known as Coalisland
* Drummuck * Dungorman * Gortrea * Gortshalgan * Keenaghan * Kinego *
Laghey LaghyLaghy/An Lathaigh
Lederg * Lisnahoy * Lowertown * Moyroe * Mullaghteige * Mullenakill North * Mullenakill South * Mullenakill West * Tamlaghtmore * Tartlaghan * Tempanroe *
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See also

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List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland This is an alphabetical list of towns and villages in Northern Ireland. For a list sorted by population, see the list of settlements in Northern Ireland by population. The towns of Armagh, Lisburn and Newry are also classed as cities (see city s ...
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List of civil parishes of County Armagh In Ireland, the counties are divided into civil parishes and parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of parishes in County Armagh. See also * List of townlands in County Armagh References {{County Armagh Ar ...
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List of civil parishes of County Tyrone In Ireland Counties are divided into civil parishes and parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of parishes in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland: __NOTOC__ A Aghaloo, Aghalurcher, Arboe, Ardstraw, Artrea B Bal ...


References


External links


Northern Ireland Planning Service map (pdf)


Villages in County Tyrone {{Tyrone-geo-stub