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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]
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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A number of buildings for the use of the community was subsequently built on this parcel: the present church building, courtyard and car park, a parochial house, a primary school, [12] a community centre (1995), [13] a credit union, [14] a Montessori crèche (2007), [15] and a community garden (2013).