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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 1834, 40 acres of Castleknock, including the ruins of the castle, were sold to a Vincentian friar, John McCann. There, he founded a seminary called St. Vincent's Ecclesiastical Seminary, [5] now known as St. Vincent's Castleknock College. The plot of land enclosed within the old walls of the castle is now used as a cemetery. [1]
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.
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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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Castleknock Caisleán Cnucha [6 9] 1020 St Bridget's Church of Ireland Castleknock (incl. part of Phoenix Park) Caisleán Cnucha (cuid de Pháirc an Fhionnuisce) [6 10] 787 Dawn, Mountjoy Cross towards Castleknock gate Corduff An Chorr Dhubh [6 11] 353 A "fairy fort" in the townland Deanestown Baile an Déanaigh [6 12] 173 Entrance to ...
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).