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 (4m elevation) 1981–2010 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) | 8.6 (47.5) | 10.1 (50.2) | 12.3 (54.1) | 15.5 (59.9) | 17.7 (63.9) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.7 (67.5) | 17.0 (62.6) | 14.2 (57.6) | 10.8 (51.4) | 8.7 (47.7) | 13.6 (56.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) | 3.0 (37.4) | 4.3 (39.7) | 5.7 (42.3) | 7.6 (45.7) | 10.4 (50.7) | 12.4 (54.3) | 11.8 (53.2) | 11.1 (52.0) | 8.1 (46.6) | 5.6 (42.1) | 3.9 (39.0) | 7.3 (45.1) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 104.9 (4.13) | 65.8 (2.59) | 84.7 (3.33) | 75.6 (2.98) | 70.6 (2.78) | 71.7 (2.82) | 68.8 (2.71) | 86.9 (3.42) | 82.5 (3.25) | 103.9 (4.09) | 106.0 (4.17) | 111.9 (4.41) | 1,033.2 (40.68) |
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 14.9 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 14.6 | 151.8 |
Source: metoffice.gov.uk[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
- ^ "Climate Normals 1981–2010". Met Office. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
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