Killeek

Places of Interest

Dublin Airport

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Dublin Airport is the main airport serving the ] and Northern Ireland, accounting for over 70% of all air traffic in and out of the island. It is also an important Trans-Atlantic hub.

Swords Castle

Castle

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Swords Castle is an early medieval castle located in Swords, County Dublin. Originally built for the Archbishops of Dublin in the early 13th century near the Ward River, some of the castle estate had fallen into disrepair by the 14th and 15th centuries. Swords Castle is situated 4 km east of Killeek.

Glasmore Abbey

Ruins

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Glasmore Abbey is a ruins, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Killeek.

Places in the Area

Swords

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Swords is a town 12 km north of Dublin, with a population in 2022 of 41,000. It's historically in County Dublin, which in 1994 was divided, with Swords becoming the county town of Fingal. Dublin Airport is within the town limits and much of Swords is industrial or commuterland for the city, but with an ancient castle and Round Tower.

Rowlestown

Village

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Rolestown or Rowlestown is a small village six miles northwest of Swords along the R125 in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland. It lies within the parish of Killossery. Rowlestown is situated 4 km northwest of Killeek.

Ward

Locality

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Ward is a civil parish in Fingal, Ireland. It is part of the historical barony of Castleknock. The Ward River, the major tributary of the Broadmeadow River, flows through the area, and probably gave the civil parish its name. Ward is situated 4½ km southwest of Killeek.

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