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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]
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 ...
In 1873, the house and estate were purchased by Edward Guinness (1847–1927) when he married his cousin Adelaide Guinness. He was a great-grandson of Arthur Guinness and was created Baron Iveagh in 1891, Viscount Iveagh in 1905 and Earl of Iveagh in 1919.
Knockroon is a planned development located between the towns of Cumnock and Auchinleck in East Ayrshire, Scotland.The development was initiated by Prince Charles (later King Charles III) as part of his renovation plans for the nearby Dumfries House estate, which he hoped would regenerate the local economy in this depressed area.
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.
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 ...
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.
I'm open to the possibility of creating a third article called Castleknock (civil parish). Castleknock is unusual in that it is a townland within a parish within a barony of the same name. Laurel Lodged 11:53, 13 April 2020 (UTC) I agree with the OP. There's far too much on the historical civil parish, and the table adds nothing. I'd agree this ...