Collinstown, Santry

53°25′28.945″N 6°14′52.357″W / 53.42470694°N 6.24787694°W / 53.42470694; -6.24787694

For other uses of "Collinstown", see Collinstown (disambiguation).

Collinstown (from Irish Baile Choilín[1]) is a townland in Fingal, County Dublin, roughly 7 km north of Dublin in Ireland. This area is in the civil parish of Santry, within the barony of Coolock.[1]

The townland is entirely within the perimeter of Dublin Airport, which grew out of Collinstown Aerodrome, originally a Royal Air Force station. In the Irish War of Independence the aerodrome was converted to become Collinstown Camp, used for internment of Irish republicans.[2][3][4] Construction of the airport followed, and it expanded over time, spreading into neighbouring administrative areas.

  1. ^ a b "Baile Choilín/Collinstown". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. ^ McGarry, Fearghal (6 November 2015). The Abbey Rebels of 1916: A Lost Revolution. Gill Books. p. 267. ISBN 9780717170739. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  3. ^ Malone, Brenda (May 2013). "A Secret Photograph from Rath Internment Camp". Collections & Research / Documentation Discoveries. National Museum of Ireland. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  4. ^ O Snodaigh, Aengus (25 March 1999). "Remembering the Past: Daring arms raid". An Phoblacht. Retrieved 7 February 2018.