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Castleknock contains three townlands, Castleknock, Carpenterstown, and Diswellstown and is divided across two electoral divisions. The neighbourhood is located mostly between Phoenix Park and the Royal Canal. [16]
Oct 13, 2017 · SIXTY YEARS AGO, Castleknock was mostly just fields: a nondescript area of farmland and a small village outside the western edge of Dublin city. It was developed into housing from the 1950s...
CASTLEKNOCK, a parish, in the barony of CASTLEKNOCK, county of DUBLIN, and province of LEINSTER, 3 ¾ miles (N. W.) from Dublin; containing 4251 inhabitants, of which number, 188 are in the village.
- It's mad close to the airport. On a good day, you can get to or from Dublin Airport in around 15 minutes. Just what you need after getting off a long flight.
- It's literally at the gates of the Phoenix Park. Fancy getting up close to the famous deer or having a cup of tea with Michael D? One of the main gates of 'The Phoeno' opens right onto Castleknock Village.
- You can get to the Blanchardstown Centre in no time at all. With a Penneys, a Marks and Spencer and a cinema, what more do you need? Blanchardstown is within walking distance or a brief car journey away.
- This charming pub is in the vicinity. The Strawberry Hall is great for sitting out on a summer's day but its famous Christmas decorations are what you really need to check out.
Castleknock. Parks & Zoo. Castleknock borders the Pheonix Park, the largest enclosed public park in any capital city in Europe. Open seven days a week. Originally formed as a royal hunting Park in the 1660s and home to wild roaming deer to this day! It's also home to the magnificent Dublin Zoo.
Castleknock is a village of County Dublin which has become an affluent suburb of Dublin itself, located five miles west of the city centre. The suburb is centred on the old village. In addition to the suburb, Castleknock is the name of a townland and a civil parish.
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Castleknock, located just inside Dublin city's M50 motorway ring road, beautifully blends the old with the new, the urban with the rural. The magnificent amenity of The Phoenix Park is on its' doorstep and is home to the historic Farmleigh House.
