Castleknock

Castleknock
Caisleán Cnucha
Suburb (village core)
Castleknock is located in Ireland
Castleknock
Castleknock
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°22′26″N 6°21′32″W / 53.374°N 6.359°W / 53.374; -6.359
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyFingal
CouncilFingal County Council
Dáil ÉireannDublin West
EU ParliamentDublin
Elevation
63 m (207 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1] [2]
 • Urban
27,049
Postal district(s)
Dialing code01, +353 1
Irish Grid ReferenceO078378

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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ [1] Archived 17 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine Census 2011- population classified by area: see two references to Castleknock under Fingal areas.
  3. ^ Geographic co-ordinates from GPO to Post Office in Castleknock: from 53.349501,-6.260287 to 53.373024,-6.362393
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "The Pre-Christian Era". www.iol.ie. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2018.


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