Killowen
{{Short description|Village in Northern Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
File:Church of The Sacred Heart, Killowen - geograph.org.uk - 800298.jpg
Killowen ({{etymology|ga|Cill Eoghain|Eoghan's church}}, now spelt Cill Eoin, alternatively spelt Cill Abhainn)[http://www.logainm.ie/?text=killowen&placeID=130108 Placenames Database of Ireland] is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is near Rostrevor and on the shore of Carlingford Lough. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 159 people. It lies within the Newry and Mourne District Council area.
History
Near Killowen, on the shore of the loch, is Ballinran Court Tomb. It was excavated in 1976 in advance of a road widening scheme.
Education
- Killowen Primary School
Climate
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| location = Killowen (1991–2020)
| Jan high C = 8.4
| Feb high C = 8.9
| Mar high C = 10.4
| Apr high C = 12.6
| May high C = 15.7
| Jun high C = 18.9
| Jul high C = 19.7
| Aug high C = 19.7
| Sep high C = 17.4
| Oct high C = 14.1
| Nov high C = 10.8
| Dec high C = 8.8
| year high C = 13.8
| Jan low C = 3.6
| Feb low C = 3.4
| Mar low C = 4.3
| Apr low C = 6.0
| May low C = 8.2
| Jun low C = 10.9
| Jul low C = 12.7
| Aug low C = 12.4
| Sep low C = 10.9
| Oct low C = 8.4
| Nov low C = 5.7
| Dec low C = 4.0
| year low C = 7.6
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 103.5
| Feb rain mm = 75.5
| Mar rain mm = 85.1
| Apr rain mm = 72.1
| May rain mm = 71.5
| Jun rain mm = 77.3
| Jul rain mm = 80.7
| Aug rain mm = 90.9
| Sep rain mm = 79.1
| Oct rain mm = 100.4
| Nov rain mm = 113.0
| Dec rain mm = 111.4
| year rain mm = 1061.1
| unit rain days = 1 mm
| Jan rain days = 14.9
| Feb rain days = 12.8
| Mar rain days = 12.8
| Apr rain days = 11.3
| May rain days = 11.8
| Jun rain days = 11.1
| Jul rain days = 12.8
| Aug rain days = 12.7
| Sep rain days = 11.9
| Oct rain days = 13.7
| Nov rain days = 14.5
| Dec rain days = 14.6
| year rain days = 155.4
| source 1 = Met Office{{cite web
|url = https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gceee69ej
|title = Killowen (County Down) UK climate averages - Met Office
|publisher = Met Office
|access-date = July 4, 2024}}
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People
- Charles Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen, a 19th-century statesman and Lord Chief Justice
- Patrick Murphy, Irish giant
- Gerd Hay-Edie, a Norwegian-born hand weaver who established Mourne Textiles at Killowen in 1948
References
Sources
- [http://www.killowenhistory.com/ Killowen Historical Society]
- [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information System]
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Category:Villages in County Down
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