Killinchy (civil parish)

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

Killinchy
Cill Dhuinsi
civil parish
Irish transcription(s)
 • Derivation:Cill Dhuinsí
 • Meaning:Duinseach’s church
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyDown
BaronyDufferin, Castlereagh Lower, Castlereagh Upper
Settlements / TownlandsKillinchy, 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]

  1. ^ a b "Killinchy". Place Names NI. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Killinchy". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 17 May 2015.