Cnoc Lín

Knocklyon, located in the barony of Uppercross within the civil parish of Tallaght, takes its name from Cnoc Lín—the hill of flax—a designation recorded as far back as the 14th century in the form 'Cnoclín'. The townland lies in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains, an area historically significant for its association with the early Christian monastery of Tallaght, founded in 769 AD by St. Mae...