Barony of Castleknock

The Barony of Castleknock (Irish: Caisleán Cnucha) meaning "Cnucha's Castle"^[1] is one of the baronies of Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. It takes its name from the suburban village of the same name - Castleknock. The town with the biggest population in the barony is Blanchardstown.

Location

It is one of seven and a half baronies that used to comprise the old County Dublin. It stretches from Cabra to Blanchardstown (from east to west) and from Finglas to Chapelizod (from north to south). It is located between the baronies of Coolock to the east, Upper Cross to the south and Newcastle to the southwest.^[2] The whole of the barony is contained within the modern county of Fingal and it is subject to Fingal County Council.

Legal context

Baronies were created after the Norman invasion as subdivisions of counties and were used for administration. While baronies continue to be officially defined units, they are no longer used for many administrative purposes. While they have been administratively obsolete since 1898, they continue to be used in land registration, and specification such as in planning permissions. In many cases, a barony corresponds to an earlier Gaelic túath which had submitted to the Crown. This is probably true in the case of Castleknoch - see History below.

Civil parishes

Civil parish of Castleknock

Townlands in the civil parish of Castleknock:^[3].

Civil parish of Chapelizod

Townlands in the civil parish of Chapelizod:

Civil parish of Cloghran

Townlands in the civil parish of Cloghran

Civil parish of Clonsilla

Townlands in the civil parish of Clonsilla:

Civil parish of Finglas

Townlands in the civil parish of Finglas

Civil parish of Mulhuddart

Townlands in the civil parish of Mulhuddart

Civil parish of St. James'

Townlands in the civil parish of St. James'

Civil parish of Ward

Townlands in the civil parish of Ward

History

Feudal period

The feudal barony was created by Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath and granted in 1177 to Hugh Tyrrell. It was held for three and a half knight's fees, owed to the superior Lord of Fingal. It later passed to the Viscount Gormanston.

See also

List of subdivisions of County Dublin

References

1. ^ History of the name of Castleknock.
2. ^ According to the "Local Government Act, 2001", section 10(2): "The State continues to stand divided into local government areas to be known as counties and cities which are the areas set out in Parts 1 and 2, respectively, of Schedule 5." It is clear from SCHEDULE 5, Local Government Areas (Counties and Cities, PART 1, that "Dublin" is defined only as a city (as distinct from a county).
3. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland, retrieved January 27 2012.

External links

• Local Government Act, 2001
• Placenames Database of Ireland
• Walsh, Dennis (2003). "Barony Map of Ireland". http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/barony-map-ireland.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-13.  Source given is "Ordnance survey".

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