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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]
Today, the site is surrounded by trees, [1] obscuring the view of the ruins from the road except in winter, when the trees lose their leaves. There is also a small mound west of the main Castleknock College campus known as Windmill Hill. A water tower, originally built as an observatory by a previous owner, Simon Guinn, now stands on the hill.
By the 17th century the estate had passed to Sir John Dungan who owned one thatched house, several cottages and an old church at Abbotstown. [7] Later, the lands at Abbotstown were owned by the Clements family, ancestors to the Earls of Leitrim and famous for the fact that one of their number was Nathaniel Clements, Chief Ranger in the Phoenix Park where his residence later became the official ...
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The barony of Castleknock (Irish: Caisleán Cnucha meaning "Cnucha's Castle") [1] [l 1] is one of the baronies of Ireland. Originally part of the Lordship of Meath, it was then constituted as part of County Dublin. Today, it is in the modern county of Fingal, Ireland. The barony was originally also a feudal title, which became one of the ...
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