Castleknock
Caisleán Cnucha | |
|---|---|
Suburb (village core) | |
  Castleknock Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°22′26″N 6°21′32″W / 53.374°N 6.359°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Fingal |
| Council | Fingal County Council |
| Dáil Éireann | Dublin West |
| EU Parliament | Dublin |
| Elevation | 63 m (207 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Urban | 27,049 |
| Postal district(s) | |
| Dialing code | 01, +353 1 |
| Irish Grid Reference | O078378 |
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]
- ^ "Census 2006 – Volume 1 – Population Classified by Area" (PDF). Central Statistics Office Census 2006 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ [1] Archived 17 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine Census 2011- population classified by area: see two references to Castleknock under Fingal areas.
- ^ Geographic co-ordinates from GPO to Post Office in Castleknock: from 53.349501,-6.260287 to 53.373024,-6.362393
- ^ Note: The name is commonly mistranslated as "Castle on the hill". Originally the village was named simply "Cnucha" after a woman of that name, likely a member of the Firbolg, was buried in a mound near the ruin of Castleknock Castle on the grounds of Castleknock College.
- ^ "The Pre-Christian Era". www.iol.ie. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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