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Clonsilla (Irish: Cluain Saileach, meaning "meadow of the willow or sally tree") is a suburb of Dublin in the district of Fingal, Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the barony of Castleknock. Clonsilla is also a parish in the Blanchardstown deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin.
Contents
- Map of Clonsilla Dublin Ireland
- Location and access
- Townlands in the civil parish
- Rail
- Road
- Bus
- Canal
- History
- Development
- Places of interest
- Education
- Sport
- People
- References
Map of Clonsilla, Dublin, Ireland
Location and access
Clonsilla used to be a small village, but it is now a large residential suburban area, with Ongar and other localities developing their own subsidiary identities. It falls into the Dublin 15 postal district, the Dublin West Dáil constituency and is locally administered by Fingal County Council.
The townland of Clonsilla is in the civil parish of Clonsilla which is in turn in the barony of Castleknock. The barony (an old administrative division) is one of seven and a half comprising County Dublin and stretches from Cabra to Blanchardstown (from east to west) and from Finglas to Chapelizod (from north to south).
Townlands in the civil parish
The Parish of Clonsilla in the seventeenth century comprised the townlands of Ballstown, Barberstown, Blackstaheney, Barnageeth, Clonsillagh, Coolmine, Cusanstown, Hartstown, Huntstown, Ininstown, Killiestown, Luttrellstown, Pibblestown, Ringwellstown, and Little Stackheney. The table below represents the current lists of townlands in the parish.
Rail
Clonsilla railway station is the main exchange station for commuter services going between Dublin and Maynooth and M3 Parkway lines. Passengers travel to Maynooth to transfer to Dublin to Sligo intercity service. Residents of Ongar and Hansfield can use Hansfield railway station.
Road
Near N3/M3 national road between Cavan and Dublin city centre.
Bus
Clonsilla is served by several Dublin Bus routes including the 39, the 39a and the 239 from Blanchardstown Shopping Centre.
Canal
Clonsilla straddles the Royal Canal in the Fingal and is navigable by barge.
History
Clonsilla used to be home to horse studs including the famous Ongar stud owned by Prince Aga Khan and his then wife Rita Hayworth.
Development
There has been significant residential housing development in Clonsilla. Estates such as Mount Symon, Castlefield, Charnwood, Limelawn, Ravenswood, Manorfields, Portersgate, Aldemere, were built during the past 15 years, and Lohunda was also expanded significantly during that time. As a result, the population of the area has risen dramatically over the same period. Clonsilla is roughly equidistant from Blanchardstown and Castleknock.
Places of interest
Education
Clonsilla has a number of national schools, including St. Mochta's, St. Philips, St. Ciarans (Hartstown), and Scoil Choilm Community National School (Porterstown). There are five secondary schools in the vicinity, Hartstown Community School, Castleknock Community College, Coolmine Community School, Luttrellstown Community College and Castleknock College. There is also an Educate Together primary and second level school located in Hansfield, Clonsilla.
Sport
The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is St. Peregrines GAA. The local Football Club is St.Mochta's FC, Porterstown Rd., Clonsilla.