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Castleknock (Irish: Caisleán Cnucha) is a civil parish and a townland located in the south-western corner of the modern county of Fingal, Ireland. [ 4 1 ] The civil parish is part of the ancient barony of Castleknock .
At the heart of the barony is the civil parish of the same name - Castleknock - which is one of eight civil parishes in the barony. In the townland of Castleknock itself is the location of the eponymous "Cnucha's Castle" - Castleknock Castle. The town with the biggest population in the barony is Blanchardstown.
Castleknock (Irish: Caisleán Cnucha) is an affluent suburb located 8 km (5 mi) west [3] of the centre of Dublin city, Ireland. It is centred on the village of the same name in Fingal. [4] [5] In addition to the suburb, the name "Castleknock" also refers to older units of land division: a townland, [4 1] a civil parish [4 2] and a barony. [4 3]
Ward (Irish: An Bharda) is a civil parish in Fingal, Ireland. [1] It is part of the historical barony of Castleknock . [ 2 ] The Ward River, the major tributary of the Broadmeadow River, flows through the area, and probably gave the civil parish its name.
This is a list of the civil parishes in the modern county of Fingal in Ireland. There are four baronies that are entirely contained in the county and one that is partly in the county and partly in the city of Dublin. Baronies and civil parishes continue to be officially defined units; they are no longer, however, used for many administrative ...
Carpenterstown (Irish: Baile an Chairpintéaraigh) [1] is a townland in the civil parish of Castleknock. [2] The civil parish is part in the ancient barony of Castleknock. [3] In geology, the townland rests on a substratum of limestone and comprises 166 statute acres, the whole of which is arable land.
Finglas (Irish: Fionnghlas) [1] is a civil parish mainly situated in the barony of Castleknock in the traditional county of Dublin, Ireland. It contains 34 townlands. Today, the parish is split between two local government areas: the modern county of Fingal (to the west) and Dublin City Council (to the east).
Cloghran (Irish: Clochrán) [1] is a civil parish in the ancient barony of Castleknock in Ireland. According to Lewis' 1837 survey, [2] "This place, which originally belonged to the priory of All Saints, passed, on the dissolution of that house, with its other possessions, to the mayor and corporation of Dublin". [2]