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Located at the foot of the Dublin Mountains off a by road that leads to Castlefield Manor housing estate. Knocklyon Castle was associated with Walter de Ridelesford in the medieval period. In the 16th century the castle was said to be ruinous but was, nevertheless, occupied in the 17th century by Piers Archbold, son…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU022-019
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- jwd, Wikimedia Commons
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