| Killytoney | |
| Type: | townland |
| Translit Lang1: | Irish |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Derivation: |
| Translit Lang1 Info: | Irish: Coill an Tonnaigh |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Meaning: |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | "Wood of the stockade" |
| Translit Lang2 Type: | Derivation: |
| Translit Lang2 Type1: | Meaning: |
| Pushpin Map: | Northern Ireland#United Kingdom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Killytoney shown within Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 54.796°N -6.698°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
| Subdivision Name: | United Kingdom |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Ireland |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | County Londonderry |
| Subdivision Type3: | Barony |
| Subdivision Name3: | Loughinsholin |
| Subdivision Type4: | Civil parish |
| Subdivision Name4: | Kilcronaghan |
| Leader Title: | Council |
| Leader Name: | Mid Ulster District |
| Leader Title1: | Ward |
| Leader Name1: | Tobermore |
| Established Title: | Plantation grant |
| Established Date: | Drapers Company |
| Established Title1: | First recorded |
| Established Date1: | 1609 |
| Parts Type: | Settlements |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Area Total Ha: | 84.42 |
| Area Total Acre: | 208.59 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Irish grid ref |
| Blank Info Sec1: | H8395 |
Killytoney (pronounced as /ˌkʲïləˈtӧni/,) is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the center of the parish, and is bounded by the townlands of Calmore, Cloughfin, Coolsaragh, Gortamney, Killynumber, and Moyesset. It was apportioned to the Drapers company.
The townland was part of Tobermore electoral ward of the former Magherafelt District Council, however in 1901 and 1926 it was part of Iniscarn district electoral division as part of the Draperstown dispensary (registrar's) district of Magherafelt Rural District. It was also part of the historic barony of Loughinsholin.
The first element of the name Killytoney can be either from the Irish words coill (wood) or cill (church), which are indistinguishable in anglicistions due to their pronunciation. Despite this all previous authorities including Irish language scholar John O'Donovan support the derivation from coill. O'Donovan also postulated that the second element is derived from "Tonnaig" (sic), meaning "mound" or "rampart". The Place-Names of Northern Ireland project agrees with this derivation citing that a rath formerly lay within this townland, and that a stockade may have been part of this structure or near it.
| Year | Pop. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 61 | |
| 1851 | 67 | |
| 1861 | 75 | |
| 1871 | 68 | |
| 1881 | 56 | |
| 1891 | 47 | |
| 1901 | 38 | |
| 1911 | 40 | |
| 1926 | 28 |
| Year | a, r, p | |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 207, 2, 29 | |
| 1881 | 206, 1, 31 | |
| 1901 | 206, 1, 31 | |
| 1926 | 207, 2, 15 |
| Year | Form | |
|---|---|---|
| 1609 | Kilitvnny (E.C.) | |
| 1613 | Killitomny (Charter) | |
| 1613 | Kilteny | |
| 1654 | Killtony | |
| 1657 | Killytony | |
| 1661 | Killtonney | |
| 1663 | Kilty-Sonthe, Quarter of | |
| 1767 | Killytoney | |
| 1813 | Killtinny (S.M.) | |
| (E.C.) - Escheated Counties Map 1609 (Charter) - Charter of Londonderry 1613 (S.M.) - Sampson's Map | ||