Knocklyon
Knocklyon is an outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Unlike many Dublin suburbs, Knocklyon was not developed around a village; rather it largely consists of modern housing, with a number of old cottages and farmhouses along Knocklyon Road attesting to the area's rural past.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Suburb with 14,600 residents
- Description: Dublin
- Also known as: “Cnoc Laighean” and “Cnoc Liamhna”
Places of Interest
Highlights: National Basketball Arena and Rathfarnham Castle.
National Basketball Arena
Stadium
Photo: LeinsterLion, Public domain.Rathfarnham Castle
Photo: AndrewH, Public domain.Tallaght Stadium
Stadium
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyroan and Ballyboden.
Firhouse
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Knocklyon
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: South Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.28388° or 53° 17′ 2″ north
Longitude
-6.31819° or 6° 19′ 6″ west
Population
14,600
Elevation
87 metres (285 feet)
Open location code
9C5M7MMJ+HP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Knocklyon” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Knocklyon”
- Cebuano: “Knocklyon”
- Dutch: “Knocklyon”
- Irish: “Cnoc Lín”
- Russian: “Ноклайн”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cnoc Lín”
- Swedish: “Knocklyon”
- Urdu: “ناکلائین”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Scholarstown and Woodstown.
Notable Places Nearby
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