Knocklyon

Knocklyon is a suburb of the city of , located in , 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include National Basketball Arena and Rathfarnham Castle.

Stadium
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, also known as Tallaght Arena, is an indoor sporting arena located in Tymon Park, , , adjacent to the M50 motorway.

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is a 16th-century fortified house in , , Ireland. Originally a semi-fortified and battlemented structure, it underwent extensive alterations in the 18th century. is situated 3 km northeast of Knocklyon.

Stadium
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is an association football stadium in Ireland based in , . The club Shamrock Rovers originally announced details of the stadium in July 1996. is situated 3½ km west of Knocklyon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballyroan and Ballyboden.

Suburb
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is a suburban area within , , Ireland. It lies at the foot of the Dublin mountains, alongside , Butterfield, Knocklyon, Old Orchard, and Scholarstown.

Village
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is a locality within the suburb of , , at the foot of the Dublin Mountains between Whitechurch, Ballyroan and Knocklyon.

Suburb
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is an outer suburb of , in the south of , Ireland. It is in the local government area of . It developed from a rural village by the , with a second settlement, Upper Fir-house, nearby.

Knocklyon

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
node 683276999
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7838921
Wiki­data ID
Q3776377
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Satellite Map

Discover Knocklyon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Knocklyon” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Knocklyon”
  • Cebuano: “Knocklyon”
  • Dutch: “Knocklyon”
  • Irish: “Cnoc Laighean”
  • Irish: “Cnoc Liamhna”
  • Irish: “Cnoc Lín”
  • Russian: “Ноклайн”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Cnoc Lín”
  • Swedish: “Knocklyon”
  • Urdu: “ناکلائین”

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