Killinchy (civil parish) explained

Killinchy
Settlement Type:civil parish
Native Name:Irish: Cill Dhuinsi
Translit Lang1:Irish
Translit Lang1 Type:Derivation:
Translit Lang1 Info:Irish: Cill Dhuinsí
Translit Lang1 Type1:Meaning:
Translit Lang1 Info1:Duinseach’s church
Pushpin Map:Northern Ireland
Pushpin Map Caption:Killinchy shown within Northern Ireland
Subdivision Type:Sovereign state
Subdivision Name:United Kingdom
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Northern Ireland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Down
Subdivision Type3:Barony
Subdivision Name3:Dufferin, Castlereagh Lower, Castlereagh Upper
Subdivision Type4:Civil parish
Parts Type:Settlements / Townlands
Parts Style:para
P1:Killinchy, Ballygowan, Balloo; townlands: 35

Killinchy ([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])

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Killinchy. Place Names NI. 21 February 2013.
  2. Web site: Killinchy. IreAtlas Townlands Database. 17 May 2015.
  3. Web site: Killinchy civil parish. Placenames database of Ireland. 21 February 2013.
  4. Web site: Ballygowan. Placenames database of Ireland. 21 February 2013.
  5. Web site: Killinchy parish (Castlereagh Lower portion). Place Names NI. 21 February 2013.
  6. Web site: Killinchy parish (Castlereagh Upper portion). Place Names NI. 21 February 2013.