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Graveyard

Castleknock (Without Phoenix Park), County Dublin, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Castleknock (Without Phoenix Park), County Dublin, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Castleknock (Without Phoenix Park)
County
Dublin
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yd.
Coordinates
53.37305, -6.36375
SMR number
DU017-008----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

St. Brigid's Church of Ireland church in Castleknock village was built on the site of a church (DU017-008001-) attached to the Benedictine Priory of Little Malvern (Ball 1920, 33) now stands in the centre of a large rectangular-shaped graveyard (dims. c. 66m N-S x 85m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall with entrance gate to E.  Graveyard contains memorials from the post-1700 period onwards (NLI, PD 1958 TX 39). Possible priory church (DU017-008003-) of the Benedictine Order stood on the site of the present church or in close proximity within the graveyard.  Graveyard not listed in the Dublin SMR (1988)  and listed as DU017-00802- in the Dublin RMP (1998).  

 

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

 

Date of Compilation: 25 November 2025

References

NLI, PD 1958 TX 39 National Library of Ireland, Castleknock Church. G.B. Del. 1771. A Collection of Drawings of the Principal, Antique Buildings of Ireland Designd on ye spot, and Collected by GL. Berenger [sic], Vol. I.. Dublin.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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