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Castleknock Castle is the ruins of a Norman castle in the grounds of Castleknock College in Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland. Castleknock College (Coláiste Caisleán Cnucha in Irish) is a private (fee-paying) secondary school for boys situated in the residential suburb of Castleknock, 8km west of the city centre in Dublin, Ireland. ...
Castleknock (Caisleán Cnucha in Irish meaning Cnuchas Castle) is a village with some affluent residential suburbs at the edge of County Fingal and located 8 km west of the centre of Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. ...
Dublin (Irish: Baile Ãtha Cliath) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland (and the island of Ireland), located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. ...
The Fort of Cnucha has a long history and is also steeped with legend. The current castle ruins has a history dating back to the Tyrrells of the 12th century who were the first Barons of Castleknock. The mound it stands on is far earlier than the present Norman structure. There is a mote constructed around the castle on the mound. (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ...
The castle was partially dismantled after the civil war of 1641 when considerable damage had been done to the castle. It has been used in more recent times primarily as the burial ground for Vincentian priests. The Irish Confederate Wars were fought in Ireland between 1641 and 1653. ...
There is also a small mound to the west of Castleknock College buildings known as Windmill Hill. There was never a windmill here and the structure upon it (now a water tower) is much more recent, having been built as an observatory.
Trivia The castle and indeed the grounds of Castleknock College is said to be haunted by a ghost of Eileen O'Byrne who was the daughter of a native Irish Chieftain imprisoned in the castle by John Tyrrell, one of the barons of Castleknock. Fearing his violence she committed suicide by opening a vein in her neck with a broach pin. She is known as the White Lady of Castleknock.1 There is some evidence found in ancient documentation, that Windmill Hill serves as the burial place for Cumhal, leader of the Fianna of Leinster who died in battle in AD 190. This has never been proven however. In Irish mythology, Cumhal (earlier Cumal, pronounced roughly Coo-al or Cool) son of Trénmór (strong-great) was a leader of the fianna and the father of Fionn mac Cumhail. ...
In Irish mythology, the Fianna were Irish warrior-hunters who served the High King of Ireland in the 3rd century AD. Their adventures were recorded in the Fenian Cycle. ...
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