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Clonsilla (Cluain Saileach in Irish
Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic languages of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people....
, meaning meadow of the Willow or Sallows) is a village and district northwest of Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
.

inally a small village in its own right and once home to many horse studs including the famous Ongar stud formerly owned by Prince Aly Khan
Prince Aly Khan

Prince Ali Solomone Aga Khan , known as Aly Khan, was a vice president of the United Nations General Assembly representing Pakistan, for which he served as U.N....
 and his then wife Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth

Rita Hayworth , was an American actress who attained fame during the 1940s not only as one of the era's top musical stars, but also as the era's defining sex symbol, most notably in the 1946 film Gilda....
, Clonsilla is now a large residential suburb
Suburb

Suburbs are commonly defined as the residential areas which surround the central area of the urban area of a town or city. In the United States, suburbs have a prevalence of usually detached single-family homes.....
an area, with Ongar
Ongar, Dublin

Ongar is an area of housing developments in the outer suburbs of Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Building started in 2001 and continues today. Ongar is located south of Clonee and is sometimes shown as part of that area, and west of Clonsilla and Blanchardstown....
 and other localities developing their own subsidiary identities.






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Clonsilla (Cluain Saileach in Irish
Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic languages of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people....
, meaning meadow of the Willow or Sallows) is a village and district northwest of Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
.

Location

Originally a small village in its own right and once home to many horse studs including the famous Ongar stud formerly owned by Prince Aly Khan
Prince Aly Khan

Prince Ali Solomone Aga Khan , known as Aly Khan, was a vice president of the United Nations General Assembly representing Pakistan, for which he served as U.N....
 and his then wife Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth

Rita Hayworth , was an American actress who attained fame during the 1940s not only as one of the era's top musical stars, but also as the era's defining sex symbol, most notably in the 1946 film Gilda....
, Clonsilla is now a large residential suburb
Suburb

Suburbs are commonly defined as the residential areas which surround the central area of the urban area of a town or city. In the United States, suburbs have a prevalence of usually detached single-family homes.....
an area, with Ongar
Ongar, Dublin

Ongar is an area of housing developments in the outer suburbs of Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Building started in 2001 and continues today. Ongar is located south of Clonee and is sometimes shown as part of that area, and west of Clonsilla and Blanchardstown....
 and other localities developing their own subsidiary identities. It falls into the Dublin 15 postal district and the Dublin West Dáil constituency.

Transport

Clonsilla straddles the Royal canal
Royal Canal of Ireland

The Royal Canal is a canal originally built for freight and passenger transportation from the River Liffey at Dublin to the River Shannon at Cloondara in County Longford in Republic of Ireland....
 in the Fingal
Fingal

The County of Fingal is an area in Republic of Ireland. It was formed from part of the historic County Dublin....
 county area and is linked to the city centre by the Maynooth commuter rail
Rail transport in Ireland

Rail services in Ireland are provided by Iarnr?d ?ireann in the Republic of Ireland and by Northern Ireland Railways in Northern Ireland.The track gauge is Irish gauge....
 line and the N3. Clonsilla railway station
Clonsilla railway station

Clonsilla railway station is a railway station that serves Clonsilla, County Dublin, Ireland....
 opened on 1 September 1848 and was closed for goods traffic on 17 June 1963. The buses that provide for the Clonsilla
Clonsilla

Clonsilla is a village and district northwest of Dublin, Republic of Ireland....
 area are the 39, 39a and 239 from Liffey Valley Shopping Centre
Liffey Valley Shopping Centre

Liffey Valley Shopping Centre is a shopping mall in Dublin, Ireland. The centre is located at the junction of the M50 motorway and N4 road . The centre was a replacement for a much larger complex mooted for the site, known as Quarryvale....
.

Growth

Clonsilla has seen massive development in terms of residential housing in recent times, estates such as Mount Symon, Castlefield, Charnwood, Limelawn, Ravenswood, Manorfields, Portersgate, Lohunda, Aldemere and Lambourn have been developed in the past 10 years. As a result, the population of the area has risen dramatically. Hartstown is one rapid growing town that belongs to the area, it lies east of Clonsilla. It is also North of Lucan and West of Blancharstown.

Nowadays, Clonsilla is often considered to be part of the greater Blanchardstown
Blanchardstown

Blanchardstown is a growing outer suburb of Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The area is located 10 km north-west of Dublin City and covers most of the An Post postal district Dublin 15....
 area.

Education

Clonsilla has a number of national schools, including St. Philips National school, St. Ciarans National School, located in the Hartstown area, and St. Mochta's. There is one secondary school in the vicinity, Blakestown Community School, Hartstown Community School. Coolmine Community School is also close.

Places of interest

  • Luttrellstown Castle
    Luttrellstown Castle

    Luttrellstown Castle, dating from the early 15th century , is located near Clonsilla outside Dublin. It has been owned variously by the eponymous and notorious Luttrell family, by the bookseller Luke White and his descendants Baron Annaly, by the Guinness family, and by its current owners the Primwest Group....
     dating from the early 15th century. Once owned by members of the Guinness
    Guinness

    Guinness is a popular dry stout that originated in Arthur Guinness' first brewery in Leixlip, County Kildare but it then moved to its present home at St....
     family, it is now a hotel, with associated golf course, and was thrown into the spotlight when David Beckham
    David Beckham

    David Robert Joseph Beckham Order of the British Empire is an England association football who currently plays in midfielder for Italy Serie A club A.C....
     and Victoria Adams
    Victoria Beckham

    Victoria Caroline Beckham is an England singer, dancer, fashion designer, author, businesswoman, actress and Model .During her rise to fame with 1990s pop group the Spice Girls, she was dubbed Posh Spice, a nickname first coined by a United Kingdom pop music magazine....
     married there. American
    United States

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     rock
    Rock music

    Rock music is a loosely defined genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the mid 1950's. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rhythm and blues, country music and other influences....
     band
    Musical ensemble

    A musical ensemble is a group of two or more musicians who perform instrumental or vocal music. In each musical style different norms have developed for the sizes and composition of different ensembles, and for the repertoire of songs or musical works that these ensembles perform....
     R.E.M.
    R.E.M.

    R.E.M. is an American Rock music band formed in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , in 1980 by Michael Stipe , Peter Buck , Mike Mills , and Bill Berry ....
     also stayed here during the Monster World Tour in 1995.


  • The Shackleton Gardens, Beech Park. Home to famous walled garden containing many rare flower species and formerly owned by the Shackleton family. Opposite Luttrellstown Castle.


  • The Royal Canal (see separate article
    Royal Canal of Ireland

    The Royal Canal is a canal originally built for freight and passenger transportation from the River Liffey at Dublin to the River Shannon at Cloondara in County Longford in Republic of Ireland....
    ) - for anglers, many varied species of freshwater fish such as pike, perch and roach can be caught along the banks of the canal.


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