Knocklyon Castle

Knocklyon derives from the Irish Cnoc Lín, meaning hill of flax, a name recorded in 14th-century documents as Cnoclín. The townland occupies lands originally granted to the Anglo-Norman Walter de Rideleford in the aftermath of the Norman arrival in Ireland, forming part of the broader Cuala holdings in south Dublin. The castle itself was constructed circa 1429–1435 as a three-storey tower hous...