Castleknock (Irish:Caisleán Cnucha) is acivil parish and atownland located in the south-western corner of the moderncounty ofFingal,Ireland.^{[4 1]} The civil parish is part of the ancientbarony ofCastleknock. It is centred on the suburban village ofCastleknock. Thetownland of Castleknock itself is the location of the eponymous "Cnucha's Castle" –Castleknock Castle. The town with the biggest population in the parish isBlanchardstown. In geology, the parish rests on a substratum of limestone and comprises 2943statute acres, the whole of which is arable land.

In 1831, there were 4251 inhabitants in the parish of whom 3409 were Catholics.^[1] Lewis'Topography of Ireland of 1837 reported the same number of inhabitants. Lewis recorded thatAbbotstown demesne was the most notableseat in the parish. It was the residence of theFalkiner baronets who later married into the neighbouring Hamilton family. In 1897, Ion Trant Hamilton was ennobled asBaron HolmPatrick^[2]

Like all civil parishes, this civil parish is derived from, and co-extensive with a pre-existing ecclesiastical parish of the same name, as used in theChurch of Ireland.^[3] Along with other civil parishes in Ireland, its use as a unit of the local administrative unit was gradually replaced by the creation ofElectoral Divisions in theLocal Government (Ireland) Act of 1898. The parish formerly belonged to thepriory of Malvern, inWorcestershire. In 1773, an Act of thePrivy Council united the parish with the curacies of Clonsilla and Mulhuddart. The living (of the ecclesiastical parish) was avicarage in theDiocese of Dublin which was: "... endowed with a portion of the great tithes, and united to theprebend of Castleknock and therectory of Clonsillagh and curacy of Mullahidart, with cure of souls: it is in the patronage of the Bishop."^[4] In 1837, thetithes amounted to £560.^[5]

In the Church of Ireland, theArchdiocese of Dublin unites Castleknock and Mulhuddart in the "Grouped Parishes of Castleknock and Mulhuddart with Clonsilla".^{[3 1]} There are three extant church buildings that are still in use by the grouped parish:

• St. Brigid's, Castleknock, situated in the centre of Castleknock. The building – a listednational monument – was completed in 1870.^{[5 1]} It was rebuilt by a loan of £1000 from theBoard of First Fruits and large subscriptions, in 1810. It features a three-stage tower to the west gable with a Gothictympanum at the entrance and a stained glass window byHarry Clarke that is dedicated toSaint Hubert.
• St. Thomas', Mulhuddart, situated on the Kilbride Road nearHollystown Golf Club. The building – a listednational monument – was constructed in 1870.^{[5 2]} It features a polygonal bell tower in the south corner.
• St. Mary's, Clonsilla, situated at the western end of the Clonsilla Road nearClonsilla railway station. The building – a listednational monument – was constructed in 1846.^{[5 3]} It featuresstained glass windows byEvie Hone.

In theCatholic Church, theArchdiocese of Dublin divides the civil parish between the followingecclesiastical parishes:

• "Our Lady, Mother of the Church", Castleknock.^{[2 1][3 2]}
• "St. Brigid's",Blanchardstown.^{[2 2][3 3]}
• "St. Thomas, the Apostle", Laurel Lodge / Carpenterstown.^{[2 3][3 4]}

• 
  Church of St. Bridget
  in the Church of Ireland, Castleknock
• 
  Church of St. Mary
  in the Church of Ireland, Clonsilla
• 
  Our Lady Mother of the Church
  in the Catholic Church, Castleknock
• 
  Church of St. Brigit
  in the Catholic Church, Blanchardstown
• 
  Church of St. Thomas, the Apostle
  in the Catholic Church, Laurel Lodge

The whole parish is within theDublin 15postal district. Most of the territory of the parish is within the county ofFingal and administered byFingal County Council with the exception of three townlands that are in the city proper and administered byDublin City Council. The core of the parish is centred on the townland and village of the same name. To the north of the parish, the Huntstown Power Station and Corduff sub-supply station are located. The townland at this northern extremity of the parish is Huntstown, not to be confused withHuntstown and Littlepace in the neighbouring parish ofClonsilla. To the south, it is bounded by theRiver Liffey andChapelizod. To the west, it is bounded by the civil parish ofClonsilla which is the location ofBlanchardstown Shopping Centre. To the east lies the 8th lock of theRoyal Canal in the townland of Pelletstown and the Cabra Gate of thePhoenix Park.

Populated places in the civil parish include: Blanchardstown,Castleknock,Ashtown,Cabra,Corduff,Laurel Lodge.

Within the civil parish of Castleknock, there are 22townlands per the table below. For convenience, the table groups the townlands by their location in one of the modernlocal authority areas.

Modern Local Authority Area	Name in Irish & Name in English	Acres	Image	Commons Category
Dublin City	Baile Pheiléid Pelletstown	259	Moorings on the Royal Canal	Wikimedia Commons has media related toPelletstown (townland, Castleknock).
	An Chabrach Cabra	457	Primary Care Centre, Navan Road	Wikimedia Commons has media related toCabragh (townland, Castleknock).
	Caisleán Cnucha (cuid de Pháirc an Fhionnuisce) Castleknock (part of Phoenix Park)	787	Deer bypapal cross	Wikimedia Commons has media related toCastleknock (part of Phoenix Park).
Fingal	Baile an Aba Abbotstown[4 2]	101	Abbotstown cemetery	Wikimedia Commons has media related toCategory:Abbotstown (townland).
	Baile an Ásaigh Ashtown[4 3]	278	Martin Savage memorial	Wikimedia Commons has media related toAshtown (townland, Castleknock).
	Baile an Chairpintéaraigh Carpenterstown[4 4]	166	Stone placename	Wikimedia Commons has media related toCarpenterstown (townland, Castleknock).
	Baile an Déanaigh Deanestown[4 5]	173	Waterville Park	Wikimedia Commons has media related toDeanestown (townland).
	Baile an Diosualaigh Diswellstown[4 6]	418	Diswellstown stream	Wikimedia Commons has media related toDiswellstown (townland, Castleknock).
	Baile an Huntaigh Huntstown[4 7]	299
	Baile an Phóirtéaraigh Porterstown[4 8]	219	Scoil Choilm	Wikimedia Commons has media related toCategory:Porterstown (townland).
	Baile Bhlainséir Blanchardstown[4 9]	454	Spire of St. Brigit's church	Wikimedia Commons has media related toCategory:Blanchardstown (townland).
	Baile Mhistéil Mitchelstown[4 10]	154	Car dealership
	Baile Scriobail Scribblestown[4 11]	272	Former Rathborne's Candles factory	Wikimedia Commons has media related toScribblestown (townland, Castleknock).
	Baile Sheáin Johnstown[4 12]	67
	Caisláin Cnucha Castleknock	1020	St Bridget's well. Former bank.	Wikimedia Commons has media related toCastleknock.
	Ceapach Cappoge or Cappagh	698	Halting site on Cappagh Road	Wikimedia Commons has media related toCappoge (townland, Castleknock).
	Cnoc na gCaorach Sheephill	349	F.A.I. headquarters	Wikimedia Commons has media related toCategory:Sheephill (townland).
	An Chorr Dhubh Corduff	353	St Patrick's church	Wikimedia Commons has media related toCorduff.
	Dún Sinche Dunsink	423	Dunsink observatory	Wikimedia Commons has media related toCategory:Dunsink (townland).
	Páirc Anna Annfield	19	Apartment buildings
	Snugborough Snugborough	53
	Steach Gob Astagob[4 13]	93	Weir by the Wren's Nest	Wikimedia Commons has media related toAstagob (townland, Castleknock).

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  Castleknock Castle
• 
  Castleknock Railway Station
• 
  Royal Canal at Castleknock
• 
  Ringfort or mound at Corduff
• 
  Ragwell at Diswellstown

From"List of Parishes of the Archdiocese of Dublin".Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin. Archdiocese of Dublin. Retrieved30 December 2020.

From official parish websites

From"Placenames Database of Ireland".Logainm. Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Retrieved30 December 2020.

From"Buildings of Ireland".Search Building & Garden Surveys. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved30 December 2020.

Other sources

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