Killinchy
Cill Dhuinsi | |
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Irish transcription(s) | |
• Derivation: | Cill Dhuinsí |
• Meaning: | Duinseach’s church |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Northern Ireland |
County | Down |
Barony | Dufferin, Castlereagh Lower, Castlereagh Upper |
Settlements / Townlands | Killinchy, Ballygowan, Balloo; townlands: 35 |
Killinchy (from Irish Cill Dhuinsí, meaning 'Duinseach’s church'[1]) is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is mainly situated in the historic barony of Dufferin, with two smaller portions in the baronies of Castlereagh Upper and Castlereagh Lower.[1][2]
Settlements within Killinchy civil parish include:[3][2]
Killinchy civil parish contains the following townlands:[3][2] (Most of the townlands are in the barony of Dufferin, but 5 townlands are in the barony of Castlereagh Lower[5] and 4 in the barony of Castlereagh Upper.[6])