Cnoc Mhaolruain

Cnoc Mhaolruain, anglicised as Knockmaroon, takes its Irish name from St Maelruain (d. 792), the founder of Tallaght Monastery and leader of the Céilí Dé monastic reform movement, establishing the toponym's connection to 8th-century ecclesiastical history. The townland lies in Castleknock, west Dublin, in the barony and civil parish of Castleknock, positioned on a commanding ridge overlooking t...