Castleknock (civil parish)

Parish in County Dublin, Ireland

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. It is centred on the suburban village of Castleknock. The townland of Castleknock itself is the location of the eponymous "Cnucha's Castle" – Castleknock Castle. The town with the biggest population in the parish is Blanchardstown. In geology, the parish rests on a substratum of limestone and comprises 2943 statute acres, the whole of which is arable land.

## History

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In 1831, there were 4251 inhabitants in the parish of whom 3409 were Catholics.[1] Lewis' Topography of Ireland of 1837 reported the same number of inhabitants. Lewis recorded that Abbotstown demesne was the most notable seat in the parish. It was the residence of the Falkiner baronets who later married into the neighbouring Hamilton family. In 1897, Ion Trant Hamilton was ennobled as Baron HolmPatrick[2]

### Ecclesiastical parishes

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Like all civil parishes, this civil parish is derived from, and co-extensive with a pre-existing ecclesiastical parish of the same name, as used in the Church of Ireland.[3] Along with other civil parishes in Ireland, its use as a unit of the local administrative unit was gradually replaced by the creation of Electoral Divisions in the Local Government (Ireland) Act of 1898. The parish formerly belonged to the priory of Malvern, in Worcestershire. In 1773, an Act of the Privy Council united the parish with the curacies of Clonsilla and Mulhuddart. The living (of the ecclesiastical parish) was a vicarage in the Diocese of Dublin which was: "... endowed with a portion of the great tithes, and united to the prebend of Castleknock and the rectory of Clonsillagh and curacy of Mullahidart, with cure of souls: it is in the patronage of the Bishop."[4] In 1837, the tithes amounted to £560.[5]

In the Church of Ireland, the Archdiocese of Dublin unites Castleknock and Mulhuddart in the "Grouped Parishes of Castleknock and Mulhuddart with Clonsilla".[3 1] There are three extant church buildings that are still in use by the grouped parish:

* St. Brigid's, Castleknock, situated in the centre of Castleknock. The building – a listed national monument – was completed in 1870.[5 1] It was rebuilt by a loan of £1000 from the Board of First Fruits and large subscriptions, in 1810. It features a three-stage tower to the west gable with a Gothic tympanum at the entrance and a stained glass window by Harry Clarke that is dedicated to Saint Hubert.
* St. Thomas', Mulhuddart, situated on the Kilbride Road near Hollystown Golf Club. The building – a listed national monument – was constructed in 1870.[5 2] It features a polygonal bell tower in the south corner.
* St. Mary's, Clonsilla, situated at the western end of the Clonsilla Road near Clonsilla railway station. The building – a listed national monument – was constructed in 1846.[5 3] It features stained glass windows by Evie Hone.

In the Catholic Church, the Archdiocese of Dublin divides the civil parish between the following ecclesiastical parishes:

* "Our Lady, Mother of the Church", Castleknock. [2 1][3 2]
* "St. Brigid's", Blanchardstown. [2 2][3 3]
* "St. Thomas, the Apostle", Laurel Lodge / Carpenterstown. [2 3][3 4]

### Gallery of church buildings

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* Church of St. Bridget
in the Church of Ireland, Castleknock

* Church of St. Mary
in the Church of Ireland, Clonsilla

* Our Lady Mother of the Church
in the Catholic Church, Castleknock

* Church of St. Brigit
in the Catholic Church, Blanchardstown

* Church of St. Thomas, the Apostle
in the Catholic Church, Laurel Lodge

## Location and composition

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The whole parish is within the Dublin 15 postal district. Most of the territory of the parish is within the county of Fingal and administered by Fingal County Council with the exception of three townlands that are in the city proper and administered by Dublin City Council. The core of the parish is centred on the townland and village of the same name. To the north of the parish, the Huntstown Power Station and Corduff sub-supply station are located. The townland at this northern extremity of the parish is Huntstown, not to be confused with Huntstown and Littlepace in the neighbouring parish of Clonsilla. To the south, it is bounded by the River Liffey and Chapelizod. To the west, it is bounded by the civil parish of Clonsilla which is the location of Blanchardstown Shopping Centre. To the east lies the 8th lock of the Royal Canal in the townland of Pelletstown and the Cabra Gate of the Phoenix Park.

### Populated places

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Populated places in the civil parish include: Blanchardstown, Castleknock, Ashtown, Cabra, Corduff, Laurel Lodge.

### Townlands

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Within the civil parish of Castleknock, there are 22 townlands per the table below. For convenience, the table groups the townlands by their location in one of the modern local authority areas.

Modern Local Authority Area | Name in Irish &
Name in English  | Acres  | Image  | Commons Category

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Dublin City | Baile Pheiléid
Pelletstown  | 259  |
Moorings on the Royal Canal  |

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An Chabrach
Cabra | 457  |
Primary Care Centre, Navan Road  |

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Caisleán Cnucha
(cuid de Pháirc an Fhionnuisce)
Castleknock (part of Phoenix Park)  | 787  |
Deer by papal cross |

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Fingal | Baile an Aba
Abbotstown[4 2] | 101  |
Abbotstown cemetery  |

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Baile an Ásaigh
Ashtown[4 3] | 278  |
Martin Savage memorial  |

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Baile an Chairpintéaraigh
Carpenterstown[4 4] | 166  |
Stone placename  |

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Baile an Déanaigh
Deanestown[4 5] | 173  |
Waterville Park  |

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Baile an Diosualaigh
Diswellstown[4 6] | 418  |
Diswellstown stream  |

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Baile an Huntaigh
Huntstown[4 7] | 299  |  |
Baile an Phóirtéaraigh
Porterstown[4 8] | 219  |
Scoil Choilm  |

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Baile Bhlainséir
Blanchardstown[4 9] | 454  |
Spire of St. Brigit's church  |

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Baile Mhistéil
Mitchelstown[4 10] | 154  |
Car dealership  |
Baile Scriobail
Scribblestown[4 11] | 272  |
Former Rathborne's Candles factory  |

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Baile Sheáin
Johnstown[4 12] | 67  |  |
Caisláin Cnucha
Castleknock  | 1020  |
St Bridget's well. Former bank.  |

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Ceapach
Cappoge or Cappagh  | 698  |
Halting site on Cappagh Road  |

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Cnoc na gCaorach
Sheephill  | 349  |
F.A.I. headquarters  |

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An Chorr Dhubh
Corduff | 353  |
St Patrick's church  |

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Dún Sinche
Dunsink | 423  |
Dunsink observatory  |

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Páirc Anna
Annfield  | 19  |
Apartment buildings  |
Snugborough
Snugborough  | 53  |  |
Steach Gob
Astagob[4 13] | 93  |
Weir by the Wren's Nest  |

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## Gallery

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* Castleknock Castle

* Castleknock Railway Station

* Royal Canal at Castleknock

* Ringfort or mound at Corduff

* Ragwell at Diswellstown

## References

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From "List of Parishes of the Archdiocese of Dublin". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin. Archdiocese of Dublin. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

1. ^ Parish of Our Lady, Mother of the Church, Castleknock
2. ^ Parish of St. Brigid, Blanchardstown
3. ^ Parish of St. Thomas the Apostle, Laurel Lodge / Carpenterstown

From official parish websites

1. ^ Church of Ireland \- Grouped Parishes of Castleknock and Mulhuddart with Clonsilla
2. ^ Catholic Church \- Our Lady, Mother of the Church parish
3. ^ Catholic Church \- St. Brigid's parish
4. ^ Catholic Church \- St. Thomas the Apostle parish

From "Placenames Database of Ireland". Logainm. Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

1. ^ "Castleknock civil parish |". logainm.ie. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
2. ^ "Abbotstown | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
3. ^ "Ashtown | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
4. ^ "Carpenterstown | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
5. ^ "Deanestown | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
6. ^ "Diswellstown | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
7. ^ "Huntstown | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
8. ^ "Porterstown | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
9. ^ "Blanchardstown | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
10. ^ "Mitchelstown | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
11. ^ "Scribblestown | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
12. ^ "Johnstown | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
13. ^ "Astagob | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

From "Buildings of Ireland". Search Building & Garden Surveys. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

1. ^ Saint Brigid's Church of Ireland Church, Castleknock Road, CASTLEKNOCK (WITHOUT PHOENIX PARK), Castleknock, Fingal \- Register number 11362003
2. ^ Saint Thomas's Church of Ireland Church, Ratoath Road, HOLLYSTOWN, Fingal \- Register number 11346001
3. ^ Saint Mary's Church of Ireland Church, CLONSILLA, Clonsilla, Fingal \- Register number 11353005

Other sources

1. ^ John D'Alton, The History of the County of Dublin, p. 555, 1838.
2. ^ Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
3. ^ John Caillard Erck, The ecclesiastical register: containing the names of the dignitaries and parochial clergy of Ireland: as also of the parishes and their respective patrons and an account of monies granted for building churches and glebe-houses with ecclesiastical annals annexed to each diocese and appendixes: containing among other things several cases of quare impedit, (1927), p. 113
4. ^ Lewis, Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837
5. ^ Samuel, Lewis (1840). A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Vol. 1\. p. 300.

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Dublin 15

Geography|

* Fingal
* River Liffey
* River Tolka
* Diswellstown Stream
* Finisk Stream
* Furry Glen Stream
* Magazine Stream
* Pinkeen Stream

Villages|

* Blanchardstown
* Castleknock
* Clonsilla
* Ongar

Neighbourhoods|

* Coolmine
* Corduff
* Damastown
* Huntstown and Littlepace
* Mulhuddart
* Tyrrelstown
* Waterville, Dublin

Transport|

| Bus|

* Dublin Bus routes: 37, 38, 39, 39a and 239

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Rail|

Western Commuter stations:

* Ashtown
* Castleknock
* Clonsilla
* Coolmine
* Hansfield (Dunboyne branch)
* Navan Road Parkway

Roads|

* M50
* N3
* R102
* R121
* R806
* R843

Canals|

* Royal Canal

Features|

* Blanchardstown Centre
* Castleknock Castle
* Dunsink Observatory
* Farmleigh
* Institute of Technology (Technological University Dublin)
* Luttrellstown Castle
* National Aquatic Centre

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Places in Fingal

County town: Swords

Towns and large suburbs|

* Balbriggan
* Blanchardstown
* Castleknock
* Donabate
* Malahide
* Rush
* Skerries
* Swords

Villages and
smaller suburbs|

* Baldoyle
* Ballyboughal
* Bayside
* Clonsilla
* Corduff
* Garristown
* Hollystown
* Howth
* Lusk
* Mulhuddart
* Naul
* Oldtown
* Ongar
* Portmarnock
* Portrane
* Rolestown
* Sutton
* Tyrrelstown

Baronies
broken out by civil parish
(* denotes article not on the
civil parish or barony
specifically but on the
modern district, village or
town of the same name)|

| Castleknock|

* Castleknock
* Chapelizod*
* Cloghran
* Clonsilla
* Finglas
* Mulhuddart*
* St James'
* Ward

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Balrothery East|

* Baldongan
* Balrothery*
* Balscaddan
* HolmPatrick
* Lusk*

Balrothery West|

* Ballyboughal*
* Ballymadun
* Clonmethan
* Garristown*
* Grallagh
* Hollywood
* Naul*
* Palmerstown
* Westpalstown

Coolock|

* Baldoyle*
* Balgriffin*
* Cloghran
* Howth*
* Kinsaley*
* Malahide*
* Portmarnock*
* St. Margaret's
* Swords (partly)*

Nethercross|

* Donabate*
* Killeek
* Killossery
* Kilsallaghan
* Portrane*
* Swords (partly)*

See also

* County Dublin
* List of civil parishes in Fingal
* Dublin 15
* Category:Geography of Fingal

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