Killyman
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 St Andrew's Church (Church of Ireland), Killyman | |
  Killyman Location withinNorthern Ireland | |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | BT71 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
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Killyman (fromIrishCill na mBan, meaning 'church of the women')[1] is a small village and acivil parish inNorthern Ireland, situated on the eastern boundary ofCounty Tyrone and extending intoCounty Armagh. The majority oftownlands are in the historicbarony ofDungannon Middle in County Tyrone, the rest being in the barony ofOneilland West in County Armagh.[2]
It contains the small, predominantlyProtestant, settlement of Killyman proper, which lies some 4 km (2.5 mi) southeast ofDungannon and immediately south of theM1 motorway,[3] in the townland ofLaghey.[1] The settlement, which developed around a crossroads on the road fromBelfast 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 was the Church of Ireland rector here in the 1830s.[4]
The civil parish contains the villages of Killyman andTamnamore.[2]
The civil parish contains the following townlands:[2]
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