Killen, County Tyrone
Killen (from Irish Cillín, meaning 'little church') 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. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 231 people.
In recent years, Killen Creamery has been turned into a community centre and business centre.
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- ^ "Killen". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Killen". NI Neighbourhood Information System, Gazeteer of Settlements. Retrieved 16 January 2011.