Séipéal Iosóid

Chapelizod takes its name from a chapel associated with Iseult, an Anglo-Norman personal name derived from Old French Iseut/Isaut. The etymology is well documented from 1212 onward as 'ecclesia de Ysoude' and appears as 'capella Isolde' in the Register Book of the Archbishops of Dublin in 1228. The area shows evidence of Neolithic settlement, particularly around the Knockmaree burial mound (Cn...