Tooban (Irish: Taobh Bán), also known as Tievebane,[1] is a townland in County Donegal in the north west of Ireland.[2] It is traversed by the R238 road. Faghan Presbyterian church is situated near the centre of the townland.

Looking towards Tooban Upper
Faghan Presbyterian Church in Tooban

It was served by Tooban Junction railway station from 1864 to 1953.[citation needed]

Tooban (listed in census reports as Tievebane) had a population of 345 people as of the 2016 census.[3]

Further reading edit

  • Reports from Commissioners. Great Britain: Parliament. House of Commons. 1863. p. 59.
  • Wilkinson, S. B. (1908). The Geology of the Country Around Londonderry. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 92.

References edit

  1. ^ "Taobh Bán/Tievebane". Logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Tievebane". townlands.ie. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Tievebane (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

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