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]

Settlements

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

Townlands

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

References

  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. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. 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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