Killyman
| Killyman | |
| Tyrone, County Armagh | |
|---|---|
 St Andrew's Church, Killyman | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | H841612 |
| Location: | 54°29’31"N, 6°42’10"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | BT71 |
| Dialling code: | 028 |
| Local Government | |
Killyman is a small village on the eastern boundary of Tyrone and extending into County Armagh. The majority of townlands are in the Barony of Dungannon Middle in County Tyrone, the rest being in the Barony of Oneilland West in Armagh.[1]
The name of the village is from the Gaelic Cill na mBan, meaning 'Church of the women'.[2]
Killyman proper is a predominantly Protestant villsge, two and a half miles south-east of Dungannon and immediately south of the M1 motorway, in the townland of Laghey.[2] The village developed around a crossroads on the road from Belfast to Dungannon, and 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.
Sport
- Gaelic athletics: Killyman St Mary's GAA
References
- ↑ "Killyman". http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Killyman - Placenames NI
