As a result of the dense forest that used to cover Killetra and Glenconkeyne both formed the most inaccessible part of the whole of Ulster.[1]
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^ abcToner, Gregory, Place-names of Northern Ireland - Volume Five, County Londonderry I, The Moyola Valley, page 233. The Institute of Irish Studies - Queens University Belfast, 1996. ISBN0-85389-613-5
^ abNotes on the Place Names of the Parishes and Townlands of the County of Londonderry, 1925, Alfred Moore Munn, Clerk of the Crown and Peace of the City and County of Londonderry
killetra, from, irish, coill, Íochtarach, lower, wood, early, modern, irish, district, what, southern, county, londonderry, northern, ireland, along, with, ancient, districts, clandonnell, glenconkeyne, tomlagh, comprised, former, barony, loughinsholin, with, . Killetra from Irish Coill Iochtarach lower wood is an early modern Irish district in what is now southern County Londonderry Northern Ireland Killetra along with the ancient districts of Clandonnell Glenconkeyne and Tomlagh comprised the former barony of Loughinsholin with Killetra reaching from the present day town of Magherafelt to the Ballinderry River 1 2 As a result of the dense forest that used to cover Killetra and Glenconkeyne both formed the most inaccessible part of the whole of Ulster 1 References edit a b c Toner Gregory Place names of Northern Ireland Volume Five County Londonderry I The Moyola Valley page 233 The Institute of Irish Studies Queens University Belfast 1996 ISBN 0 85389 613 5 a b Notes on the Place Names of the Parishes and Townlands of the County of Londonderry 1925 Alfred Moore Munn Clerk of the Crown and Peace of the City and County of Londonderry nbsp This article related to the geography of County Londonderry Northern Ireland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Killetra amp oldid 969281476, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
