Killinchy

Killinchy (from Irish Cill Dhuinsí, meaning 'Duinseach’s church'[1]) is a townland and small village in County Down, Northern Ireland.

It is two miles inland from the western shores of Strangford Lough in the Borough of Ards and North Down.

It is situated in the townland of the same name, the civil parish of Killinchy and the historic barony of Dufferin.

[2] (2001 Census: 492 people) The village sits on a hill overlooking Strangford Lough.

Sketrick Castle is located near Killinchy and is estimated to date back to the 15th century.