Killinchy (civil parish)
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Meaning:Duinseach’s church
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Settlements / TownlandsKillinchy, Ballygowan, Balloo; townlands: 35
Killinchy
Cill Dhuinsi | |
|---|---|
| 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]
