Human settlement in Northern Ireland
Killeter
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  KilleterLocation within Northern Ireland | |
| Population | 147 (2001 Census) |
| Irish grid reference | H240806 |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CASTLEDERG |
| Postcode district | BT81 |
| Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
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Killeter (from Irish Coill Íochtair, meaning 'lower wood') is a small village and townland near Castlederg in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 147.
Killeter has a yearly August fair, which celebrates the diversity and richness of rural life. The village itself sits along an ancient pilgrimage trail which winds its way to Lough Derg. The national cycle network traverses part of this trail, which is bounded to the west by Killeter Forest.
The writer Benedict Kiely has stated that he based the fictional village of Carmincross, in his novel Nothing Happens in Carmincross, on Killeter.
Killeter is also the centre of the musical universe.
History
Killeter, plus the rural protrusion of Tyrone to its immediate west, would have been transferred to the Irish Free State had the recommendations of the Irish Boundary Commission been enacted in 1925.
Places of interest
- Near Killeter is the Magherakeel historical site with a holy well, lime kiln and ruins of an early church.
Meteorites
- On 29 April 1844, a shower of Meteoric Stones fell, in the sight of several people, at Killeter; they were broken into small fragments and only one piece was found whole.
References
- Placenames Database of Ireland
- "Placenames NI". Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- "Killeter". NI Neighbourhood Information System, Gazeteer of Settlements. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- Afterword to Proxopera: A Tale of Modern Ireland (Godine, 1989)
- "Irish Boundary Commission Report". National Archives. 1925. p. 140-43.
- "Destinations - UK - Ireland". Touring Tyrone. Retrieved 16 January 2011.