Castleknock (Caisleán Cnucha in Irish meaning "Castle of the Hill" or "Cnucha's Castle"[1] is a Barony, village and district at the edge of County Dublin, located 8 km west of the centre of Dublin, Ireland. The Barony of Castleknock stretches from Cabra to Clonee in Co. Meath on one side and from Chapelizod to Finglas in the other direction. Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Dublin Code: D Area: 921 km² Population (2006) 1,186,821 County Dublin (Irish: Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath), or more correctly today the Dublin Region[1] (Réigiúin Átha Cliath), is the area that contains the city of Dublin, the capital and largest city... Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... Cabra may refer to: Cabra, Dublin, a district in north Dublin, Ireland Cabra, County Down, a small village in Northern Ireland Cabra, Spain, a municipality in the province of Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain Cabra Castle, a castle in County Cavan Category: ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Chapelizod is Ireland oldest villege. ... Finglas is a residential suburb on the North side of Dublin City, Ireland. ...

Location

The village is located just inside the city's M50 motorway ring road, bordered to the west by the village of Blanchardstown and to the east by the Phoenix Park and north by Dunsink. The Royal Canal and the Dublin – Sligo railway line pass through the area. The M50 motorway is a motorway and National Primary Route in the Republic of Ireland running in a C-shaped ring around the northern, western and southern sides of the capital city, Dublin. ... Blanchardstown (Baile Bhlainséir in Irish) is a sprawling suburb of Dublin, Ireland. ... Deer grazing near the Papal Cross in the Phoenix Park Phoenix Park (in Irish, Páirc an Fhionn-Uisce) is a large park located 3 km to the north west of Dublin city centre in Ireland. ... Dunsink is a town in Ireland, about eight miles outside Dublin. ... Picture of the Royal Canal near Mullingar taken in October 2004 The Royal Canal is a canal originally built for freight transportation from the River Liffey at Dublin to the River Shannon in the Republic of Ireland. ...

Castleknock is in the Dublin 15 postal area and the Dublin West electoral constituency. Dublin 15 (D15) is a Dublin postal district on the Northside of the city. ... Dublin West is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. ...

The feudal Barony of Castleknock was created by Hugh De Lacy for the Tyrrell family in the 12th century. It later passed to the Viscount Gormanston.

History

St. Brigid is the patron saint. Castleknock was once second to the Hill of Tara[2] in importance in Ireland, the history of Castleknock Castle details and references much of the history of the area. Saint Brigid of Ireland (Bridget, Bridgit, Brigit, Bride) (451- 525) was born at Faughart near Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. ... The Hill of Tara (Irish Teamhair na Rí, Hill of the Kings), located near the River Boyne, is a long, low limestone ridge that runs between Navan and Dunshaughlin in County Meath, Leinster, Ireland. ... Castleknock Castle is the ruins of a Norman castle in the grounds of Castleknock College in Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland. ...

Castleknock was a rural village in North County Dublin until the late 1960s, when the first housing estates began to be developed. Castleknock developed in tandem with neighbouring settlement Blanchardstown, which both grew rapidly from the early 1970s to the present. During the 1970s and 1980s, the village became built up and was subsumed into the suburban fabric of Dublin.

Amenities

Retail outlets in the village proper are mainly found in the Castleknock Village Centre shopping precinct which houses a variety of small local businesses and restaurants. Ethnically- themed restaurants include two Chinese, one Japanese and one Italian.

Transport & communications

Public transport in Castleknock is served by Dublin Bus, Urbus and a commuter train station on the Western Suburban Maynooth line. The Navan Road / N3 is the main artery. Dublin Bus (Irish: Bus Átha Cliath) is a public transport operator in the Republic of Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

Schools

The village is also the location of Castleknock College, a Dublin secondary school for boys run by the priests of The Vincentian Order since 1835, which was exclusively a boarding-only school until 1987, following which day pupils were admitted and now it is day-only, as the boarding house was closed down in 2006. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Other secondary schools in the locality include Castleknock Community College in nearby Carpenterstown whose pupils are mixed gender and the girls' only Mount Sackville Convent in Chapelizod. School crest Castleknock Community College is part of the County Dublin Vocational Education Committee (Co Dublin V.E.C.) and was established in 1995. ...

There are four primary schools, two of which are unsurprisingly called St. Brigid's. One of these is Church of Ireland denomination and the other St. Brigid's National School is Roman Catholic. The third primary school is non denominational Castleknock Educate Together National School. The fourth is Scoil Thomais. St. ...

Development

State bodies such as the National Food Centre are located in Castleknock.

People

Some noted present day Castleknock people include actor Colin Farrell, Olympic athlete Eamonn Coghlan, TV presenter Amanda Byram, Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan and former Miss Ireland, Michelle Rocca. Image File history File links Castleknock_village_old. ... Image File history File links Castleknock_village_old. ... Colin James Farrell (born May 31, 1976) is an Irish actor who has appeared in several high-profile Hollywood films including Daredevil, Miami Vice, Minority Report, Phone Booth and S.W.A.T.. // Farrell was born prematurely, weighing 1 pound 6 ounces, in Castleknock, Dublin to Rita and Eamon Farrell. ... Eamon Coghlan (born November 21, 1952) is an Irish 4-time Olympian and retired runner. ... Amanda Byram, host of The Swan Amanda Byram (born 14 December 1973, in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish television personality. ... Brian Lenihan (17 November 1930 - 1 November 1995) was a Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ...

Sport

• Castleknock lays claim to the largest tennis facility in Ireland, which was home to tennis for the 2004 Special Olympics.
• Golf is catered for by the municipal course at Elm Green on the edge of the village as well as by two private clubs in the Porterstown area.
• The local association football club Castleknock Celtic FC boasts over 600 playing members.
• Rugby Union is played at Coolmine RFC.
• Gaelic games are played at the Castleknock Hurling and Football Club and also St. Brigids GAA club.

Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows, New York Tennis is a game played between two players (singles) or between two teams of two players (doubles). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... “Soccer” redirects here. ... A rugby union scrum. ... Coolmine Rugby Football club is a rugby club located at Ashbrook, near the suburbs of Castleknock and Blanchardstown in west Co. ... St. ...

Dunsink is a town in Ireland, about eight miles outside Dublin. ... Blanchardstown (Baile Bhlainséir in Irish) is a sprawling suburb of Dublin, Ireland. ... Deer grazing near the Papal Cross in the Phoenix Park Phoenix Park (in Irish, Páirc an Fhionn-Uisce) is a large park located 3 km to the north west of Dublin city centre in Ireland. ... Chapelizod is Ireland oldest villege. ...

See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

This is a link page for cities and towns in the Republic of Ireland, including larger villages, and villages and townlands of note, as well as towns, townships or urban centres in Dublin. ...

External links

• Castleknock Lawn Tennis Club
• St Brigids G.A.A Club
• Castleknock Celtic FC
• Castleknock College
• Castleknock Community College
• Castleknock Educate Together N.S.
• Coolmine Rugby Club
• Elmgreen Golf Centre
• History of Castleknock Church of Ireland
• Castleknock Hotel and Country Club
• Castleknock Hurling and Football Club
• St Brigid's National School
• Castleknock in Wikimapia

Coordinates: 53°23′N, 6°24′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...