Tooban

Tooban, also known as Tievebane and in Irish as Taobh Bán,[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.

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

Further reading

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

"Taobh Bán/Tievebane". Logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
"Tievebane". townlands.ie. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
"Tievebane (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

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