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| | Southern Fingal, Castleknock |
 | | The parish of Castleknock is stated to have comprised in the seventeenth century the townlands of Abbotstown, Ashtown, Astagob, Blanchardstown, Cabragh, Cappoge, Carpenterstown, Castleknock, Corduff, Deanstown, Diswellstown, Fullams, Glebeland, Huntstown, Irishtown, Lakes, Mitchelstown, Pelletstown, Porterstown, Scribblestown. |
 | | The parish of Castleknock lies to the north-west of the city of Dublin, adjoining the Phoenix Park, and extending westward to the parish of Clonsilla. |
 | | During the Milesian era Castleknock is named as one of 25 places at which Conmhaol of the race of Eber, while holding the sovereignty of Ireland, defeated in battle the descendants of Eremon, and a Celtic writer mentions that Castleknock was sometimes known as duma meic Eremon, or the duma of the sons of Eremon. |
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