Killea (Irish: Cill Fhéich, meaning 'Fiach's church') is a village in Donegal, Ireland, located on the border with County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.

Killea Cill Fhéich
Village
Killea Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°58′38″N 7°24′01″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	County Donegal
Government
• Dáil Éireann	Donegal
Population  (2011)
• Urban	581
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

History

In recent years, many new homes have been built in the area and the village now acts largely as a commuter village for Derry.^{[citation needed]}

Killea was one of several Protestant villages in eastern Donegal that would have been transferred to Northern Ireland, had the recommendations of the Irish Boundary Commission been enacted in 1925.[1]

Notable residents

• Kevin McHugh - a footballer who played in the League of Ireland with Finn Harps and Derry City^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of populated places in Ireland

References

На других языках

[ru] Киллей (Донегол)