Clonsilla


Clonsilla is an outer suburb of Dublin in Fingal, Ireland.
Clonsilla is also a civil parish in the barony of Castleknock in the historic County Dublin.

Location and access

Clonsilla used to be a small village in inner western part of County Dublin, 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.

Transport

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.
Clonsilla is near the N3/M3 national road between Cavan and Dublin city centre.
Clonsilla is served by several Dublin Bus routes including the 39, the 39a and the 239 from Blanchardstown Shopping Centre.
Clonsilla straddles the Royal Canal, which is navigable by barge, though there is little traffic currently.

History

Clonsilla used to be home to horse studs including the famous Ongar stud owned by Prince Aly Khan and his then wife Rita Hayworth.

Clonsilla today

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 20–30 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

Clonsilla has a number of national schools, including St. Mochta's, St. Patrick's, St. Philip's, St. Ciaran's, and Scoil Choilm Community National School. 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 , Clonsilla.

Religion

Clonsilla is a parish in the Blanchardstown deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin.
In the Church of Ireland, the parish is part of "Castleknock and Mulhuddart with Clonsilla".
There is also a Latter-day Saint ward in Clonsilla.

Sport

The local Gaelic Athletic Association clubs are St. Peregrines GAA, Castleknock Hurling and Football Club, and Westmanstown Gales GAA club.
The local soccer club is St. Mochta’s F.C., at Porterstown Road.
The local karate club is Clonsilla kenpo karate located in the Clonsilla hall.

People

The townland of Clonsilla is in the civil parish of Clonsilla which is in turn in the barony of Castleknock. The barony is one of seven and a half comprising County Dublin and stretches from Cabra to Blanchardstown and from Finglas to Chapelizod.

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.
IrishEnglish
Baile an BhearbóraighBarberstown
Baile an BhlácaighBlakestown
Baile an HartaighHartstown
Baile an HuntaighHuntstown
Baile Fiobail nó Páirc HansPhibblestown or Hansfield
Baile LotrailWoodlands
Baile Uí CheallaighKellystown
Cluain SaileachClonsilla
Cnoc an SciobóilBarnhill
Cúil MhínCoolmine
Gort na GiolcaíBroomfield
Móinteán na gCaorachSheepmoor
Steach GobAstagob
Teach ChainnighCastaheany