Killeter is a small village

Village

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 and townland

Townland

A townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...

 near Castlederg

Castlederg

Castlederg is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Derg and is close to the border with County Donegal. The village has a ruined castle and two ancient tombs known as the Druid's Altar and Todd's Den...

 in County Tyrone

County Tyrone

Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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. In the 2001 Census

United Kingdom Census 2001

A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....

 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

Lough Derg (Donegal)

Lough Derg is a small lake in County Donegal, Ireland, about seven kilometres north of the border village of Pettigoe...

. The national cycle network traverses part of this trail, which is bounded to the west by Killeter Forest.

Places of interest

• Near Killeter is the Magherakeel historical site with its holy well, lime kiln and ruins of an early church. The Magherakeel Monastic Site along the Lower Strabane Road, near Castlederg, was one of Ireland
  Ireland
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  's most important ecclesiastical centres. The monastic site dates from the 6th century with only a small part of wall remaining from St Caireall’s church.
• Saint Patrick
  Saint Patrick
  Saint Patrick was a Romano-Briton and Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognized patron saint of Ireland or the Apostle of Ireland, although Brigid of Kildare and Colmcille are also formally patron saints....
  
  ’s Well, Killeter, is a well that legend says St Patrick stopped at to drink from after leaving Lough Derg.

Meteorites

• On 29 April 1844, a shower of Meteoric Stones
  Meteorite
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  fell, in the sight of several people, at Killeter; they were broken into small fragments and only one piece was found whole.