Killinchy (civil parish)

Civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland

This article is about the civil parish of Killinchy, County Down. For the village of Killinchy, see Killinchy.

Civil parish in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Killinchy

Cill Dhuinsi

civil parish

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

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Settlements within Killinchy civil parish include:[3][2]

* Balloo
* Ballygowan (mostly in civil parish of Comber[4])
* Killinchy
* Raffrey
* Whiterock

## Townlands

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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])

* Aughnadarragh
* Balloo
* Ballybredagh
* Ballycloghan
* Ballydorn
* Ballygeegan
* Ballygowan
* Ballymacashen
* Ballymacreelly
* Ballymorran
* Barnamaghery
* Bradock Island
* Carrickmannon
* Carrigullian
* Conley Island
* Craigarusky
* Creevybeg
* Darragh Island
* Drumreagh
* Dunsy Island
* Dunsy Rock
* Feehary Island
* Green Island
* Islandbane
* Islandmore
* Killinakin
* Killinchy
* Quarterland
* Raffrey
* Rathgorman
* Ravara
* Ringhaddy
* Shamrock Island
* Tullycore
* Tullymore

## See also

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* List of civil parishes of County Down

## References

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1. ^ a b "Killinchy". Place Names NI. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
2. ^ a b c "Killinchy". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
3. ^ a b "Killinchy civil parish". Placenames database of Ireland. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
4. ^ "Ballygowan". Placenames database of Ireland. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
5. ^ "Killinchy parish (Castlereagh Lower portion)". Place Names NI. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
6. ^ "Killinchy parish (Castlereagh Upper portion)". Place Names NI. Retrieved 21 February 2013.

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