Castleknock (barony)

What is now the parish of Castleknock was granted to Hugh Tyrrel by Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath. Copies of the grant were discovered in the London Public Records Office in 1933 by Eric St. John Brooks.[4] In English, the grant reads:

"Henry, by the grace of God, King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Aquitaine and Normandy and Count of Anjou to the Archbishops, Bishops, Ministers and all Earls, Barons, Justices, Sheriffs, Ministers and all his faithful French, English and Irish, greeting. Know that I have conceded, given, and by present Charter confirmed to Hugh Tirel, the man of Hugh de Lacy, Thwothyn and Thwothrom."[5]

Brooks deduces that "Thwo" is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic word túath and that "throm" is an Anglicisation of the word droma which means ridge or hill - a possible reference to the hill of Castleknock where Tyrrell was to build his castle.

Townlands in the civil parish of Castleknock:[l 2]

• Not to be confused with Huntstown in Mulhuddart.

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  Abbotstown House in the townland of Sheephill (not Abbotstown proper)
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  Apartment buildings in Annefield townland
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  Royal Canal at the townland of Ashtown
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  The Wren's Nest pub in the townland of Astabob
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  Village crossroads in the townland of Blanchardstown
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  Primary Care Centre on the Navan Road in the townland of Cabra
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  Halting site in the townland of Cappoge
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  Carpenterstown townland
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  A "fairy fort" in the townland of Corduff
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  Apartents in the townland of Deanstown
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  Dunsink observatory in the townland of Dunsink
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  Lockdown in a park in the townland of Porterstown

Pictures sorted alphabetically by townland.

The village of the townland of Chapelizod

Chapelizod contains a single townland of the same name.[l 3] However, 465 acres are within the walls of the Phoenix Park while the village proper, outside the walls, contains only 67 acres. It is the only part of the barony that is not within the modern county of Fingal. It is administered by Dublin City Council.

The parish of Cloghran consists of three townlands.[l 4] Most of the land in the parish is taken up with the "Ballycoolen Industrial Estate".

Townland	Acres	Image Description	Image
Ballycoolin[2 1]	511	Eastern end
		Petrol station at the northern end
Cloghran[2 2]	95
Grange[2 3]	171

Townlands in the civil parish of Clonsilla:[l 5]

Note 1 The largest population centre in Castaheany / Hansfield is Ongar.

Townland	Acres	Image Description	Image
Barberstown[3 1]	166	Packenham Bridge
Casteheany[3 2]	302	Coláiste Pobail Setanta
Hansfield[3 3]	223	Ongar Village
Hartstown[3 4]	181	Hartstown Community School
Woodlands[3 5]	571	Luttrellstown Golf Club House

The 34 townlands of the parish of Finglas are split among two baronies.[l 6] The core village and two smaller parcels of land - exclaves of the village - lie in Castleknock. An additional exclave lies in Nethercross.

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  Trading estate in the townland of Ballyboggan South
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  Ballygall House in the townland of Ballygall
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  Old N2 road at the townland of Balseskin
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  Breaker's yard in the townland of Cardiffsbridge
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  Garda station in the townland of Cardiffscastle
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  Charlestown Shopping Centre in the townland of Charlestown
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  Old N1 road at the townland of Coldwinters
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  Bridge in the townland of Kilreesk
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  Old N2 road at the townland of Kilshane
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  Seamus Ennis plaque in the townland of Jamestown Little
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  IKEA store in the townland of Poppintree
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  Prospect apartment blocks in the townland of Tolka

Mulhuddart has 22 townlands, including:[l 7]

• Buzzardstown
• Huntstown
• Damastown[l 8]
• Hollystown
• Littlepace
• Powerstown
• Tyrrelstown

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  Institute of Technology in the townland of Buzzardstown
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  Roads in the townland of Damastown
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  Golf club in the townland of Hollystown
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  Shopping centre in the townland of Littlepace
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  Road in the townland of Powerstown
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  Houses in the townland of Tyrrelstown
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  Holy well straddling the townlands of Tyrrelstown and Buzzardstown

The bulk of St. James' parish lies south of the River Liffey. Two townlands, which are situated north of the river, are part of the barony of Castleknock.[l 9] They are:

• Phoenix Park; the eastern part containing the Magazine Fort, the Zoological Gardens, the Wellington Monument and the Criminal Courts of Justice.
• Longmeadows which is the strip of land between the Park walls and the river from its narrowest pinch point to Islandbridge on the South Circular Road.

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  Magazine Fort, part of the townland of Phoenix Park
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  View from the Liffey of the townland of Longmeadows

Townlands in the parish of Ward: Cherryhound, Irishtown, Killamonan, Newpark, Spricklestown, Ward Lower and Ward Upper.[l 10]

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  Roundabout at the M2 in the townland of Cherryhound
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  Pub on the N2 in the townland of Newpark
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  Milestone in the townland of Ward Lower