Castleknock

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

Highlights include St Brigid’s Church (Castleknock) and Farmleigh.

Church
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is the official state guest house. It was formerly one of the residences of the Guinness family. It is situated on an elevated position above the to the northwest of the , in Castleknock.

School
St. Brigid's National School is a primary national school for boys and girls. It is located off Beechpark Avenue in Castleknock, , . It has a Roman Catholic ethos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blanchardstown and Clonsilla.

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

Village
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is a northwestern suburb of in , Ireland. is also a civil parish in the barony of Castleknock in . is situated 4 km west of Castleknock.

Village
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is an outer suburb of , . It is 12 kilometres north-west of the city centre. The passes near the village. is also a civil parish in the barony of Castleknock in the traditional . is situated 4 km northwest of Castleknock.

Castleknock

Latitude
53.37296° or 53° 22′ 23″ north
Longitude
-6.36247° or 6° 21′ 45″ west
Population
8,300
Elevation
61 metres (200 feet)
Open location code
9C5M9JFQ+52
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52254164
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2965599
Wiki­data ID
Q1049641
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Castleknock” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاسلنوك”
  • Armenian: “Քասլնոք”
  • Basque: “Castleknock”
  • Belarusian: “Каслнак”
  • Belarusian: “Каслнок”
  • Bulgarian: “Касълнок”
  • Catalan: “Castleknock”
  • Cebuano: “Castleknock”
  • Chinese: “卡索諾”
  • Danish: “Castleknock”
  • Dutch: “Castleknock”
  • French: “Castleknock”
  • German: “Castleknock”
  • Hebrew: “קאסלנוק”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Cnucha”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Crucha”
  • Italian: “Castleknock”
  • Japanese: “カッスルノック”
  • Japanese: “キャスルノック”
  • Japanese: “キャッスルクノック”
  • Japanese: “キャッスルノック”
  • Persian: “کسلناک”
  • Polish: “Castleknock”
  • Portuguese: “Castleknock”
  • Russian: “Каслнок”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Caisleán Cnucha”
  • Spanish: “Castleknock”
  • Swedish: “Castleknock”
  • Turkish: “Castleknock”
  • Urdu: “کاسل ناک”
  • Welsh: “Castleknock”

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