Killean, County Armagh


Killeen or Killean is a small village and townland in the civil parish of Killevy, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies about four miles 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. It lies within the Newry and Mourne 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, 86 Dundalk Road.

Places of worship

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

Natives

, a vice-president of Sinn Féin from 1972 until her death in 1976, was from the village.