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') 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.
Settlements
Settlements within Killinchy civil parish include:
Townlands
Killinchy civil parish contains the following townlands: (Most of the townlands are in the barony of Dufferin, but 5 townlands are in the barony of Castlereagh Lower and 4 in the barony of Castlereagh Upper.)
- 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
References
- ^ "Killinchy". Place Names NI. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ "Killinchy". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Killinchy civil parish". Placenames database of Ireland. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- "Ballygowan". Placenames database of Ireland. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- "Killinchy parish (Castlereagh Lower portion)". Place Names NI. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- "Killinchy parish (Castlereagh Upper portion)". Place Names NI. Retrieved 21 February 2013.