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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]
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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.
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.
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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).