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Tooban

Coordinates: 55°4′0″N 7°25′50″W / 55.06667°N 7.43056°W / 55.06667; -7.43056
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Faghan Presbyterian Church in Tooban

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.

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

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  • 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

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  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.

55°4′0″N 7°25′50″W / 55.06667°N 7.43056°W / 55.06667; -7.43056