Killea, County Donegal

For other uses, see Killea (disambiguation).
Killea
Cill Fhéich
Town
Killea

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 54°58′38″N 7°24′01″W / 54.977301°N 7.400329°W / 54.977301; -7.400329Coordinates: 54°58′38″N 7°24′01″W / 54.977301°N 7.400329°W / 54.977301; -7.400329
Country Ireland
Province Ulster
County County Donegal
Government
  Dáil Éireann Donegal North–East
Population (2011)
  Urban 581
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)

Killea (Irish: Cill Fhéich, meaning "Fiach's church") is a village in Donegal, Ireland.

The settlement sits on the border of County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland and County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.

In recent years, many new homes have been built in the area and the village now acts largely as a commuter village for Derry.

Notable persons

See also

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