Killowen
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Killowen (from Irish Cill Eoghain 'Eoghan's church', now spelt Cill Eoin), alternatively spelt Cill Abhainn [1] 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
[edit]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
[edit]Climate
[edit]Climate data for Killowen (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) | 8.9 (48.0) | 10.4 (50.7) | 12.6 (54.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 18.9 (66.0) | 19.7 (67.5) | 19.7 (67.5) | 17.4 (63.3) | 14.1 (57.4) | 10.8 (51.4) | 8.8 (47.8) | 13.8 (56.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) | 3.4 (38.1) | 4.3 (39.7) | 6.0 (42.8) | 8.2 (46.8) | 10.9 (51.6) | 12.7 (54.9) | 12.4 (54.3) | 10.9 (51.6) | 8.4 (47.1) | 5.7 (42.3) | 4.0 (39.2) | 7.6 (45.7) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 103.5 (4.07) | 75.5 (2.97) | 85.1 (3.35) | 72.1 (2.84) | 71.5 (2.81) | 77.3 (3.04) | 80.7 (3.18) | 90.9 (3.58) | 79.1 (3.11) | 100.4 (3.95) | 113.0 (4.45) | 111.4 (4.39) | 1,061.1 (41.78) |
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 14.9 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 13.7 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 155.4 |
Source: Met Office[2] |
People
[edit]- Charles Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen, a 19th-century statesman and Lord Chief Justice.
- Patrick Murphy, the Irish Giant.
- Gerd Hay-Edie, a Norwegian-born hand weaver established Mourne Textiles in Killowen in 1948.
References
[edit]- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ "Killowen (County Down) UK climate averages - Met Office". Met Office. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
54°04′30.86″N 6°10′52.83″W / 54.0752389°N 6.1813417°W