Palmerston

Palmerston is a locality in Fingal, Leinster. Palmerston is situated nearby to the village Palmerstown, as well as near Castleknock.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Farmleigh and Farmleigh Bridge.

Farmleigh

Photo: DubhEire, CC0.

Farmleigh is the official Irish state guest house. It was formerly one of the Dublin residences of the Guinness family. It is situated on an elevated position above the River Liffey to the northwest of the Phoenix Park, in Castleknock.

Farmleigh Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Warren Buckley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Farmleigh Bridge, also known as the Silver Bridge, Guinness Bridge or Strawberry Beds Bridge, is a disused bridge spanning the River Liffey and the Lower Lucan Road in the Strawberry Beds, Dublin, Ireland.

Castleknock Castle

Castle

Photo: Laurel Lodged, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castleknock Castle is a ruined Norman castle in Dublin, Ireland. It is now the site of St. Vincent's Castleknock College, an all-boys Catholic school. The Irish name of Castleknock is Caisleán Cnucha, derived from the older forms Cnoc and Cnucha mentioned in medieval sources.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castleknock and Blanchardstown.

Castleknock

Village

Photo: Darren J. Prior, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castleknock is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, located 8 km west of Dublin city centre. It is in the modern county of Fingal. The name "Castleknock" also refers to older units of land division: a townland, a civil parish and a barony.

Blanchardstown

Town

Photo: Darren J. Prior, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Blanchardstown is a large outer suburb of Dublin in the modern county of Fingal, Ireland. Located ten kilometres northwest of Dublin city centre, it has developed since the 1960s from a small village to a point where Greater Blanchardstown is the largest urban area in Fingal. Blanchardstown is situated 2½ km northwest of Palmerston.

Inchicore

Suburb

Photo: JP, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Inchicore is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Located approximately 5 kilometres west of the city centre, Inchicore was originally a small village separate from Dublin. Inchicore is situated 4 km southeast of Palmerston.

Palmerston

Type: Locality
Location: Fingal, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.36278° or 53° 21′ 46″ north

Longitude

-6.36556° or 6° 21′ 56″ west

Elevation

45 metres (148 feet)

United Nations Location Code

IE PMS

Open location code

9C5M9J7M+4Q

GeoNames ID

2962079

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