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Like all civil parishes in Ireland, this civil parish is derived from, and co-extensive with, a pre-existing parish of the Church of Ireland. The Archdiocese of Dublin, held a number of manors as cross lands. The manor of Finglas contained most of the area of the parish in four distinct parcels of 4,487 acres in total.[1] The core of the parish is centred on the village of Finglas which lies within the barony of Castleknock. However, a substantial exclave of the parish is situated within the neighbouring barony of Nethercross. Since Kilreesk has a cell toponyn, this suggests that the church was a pre-Invasionchapel of ease.[2] This parcel of land contains six townlands. Additionally, within the barony of Castleknock itself, two further parcels of land, that are distinct from the core around the village, are situated to the north of the barony. The larger parcel contains six townlands around the chapel of ease.[2] The smaller parcel consists of a single townland and is surrounded by the civil parishes of Mulhuddart and Cloghran.
The Hillcrest Park housing estate was built on the site of Ballygall House.
Cabragh
An Chabrach
The most southerly point of this part of the parish.Adjoins two other townlands or the same name in two neighbouring parishes(Castleknock and Grangegorman). Contains Broombridge railway station.
Cardiffsbridge
Droichead Chairdif
Located in the south-west corner of the parish. The river Tolka is the southern boundary.The Ratoath Road runs diagonally through it from top to bottom.
Cardiffscastle
Caisleán Chairdif
Forms the boundary with Fingal to the west and north at Northern Cross Business Park.Bounded to the east by the R135 and to the south by the Cappagh Road.
Finglas East
Fionnghlas Thoir
This townland at the heart of the village has the greatest area in the parish at 327 acres.
Finglas West
Fionnghlas Thiar
Located to the west of the N2, this part of the village goes from Ratoath Drive in the westto Farnham Drive in the east and Cappagh Road to the north.
Glasnevin Demesne
Diméin Ghlas Naíon
Entirely surrounded by Tolka and by a townland of the same name to the eastin the parish of Glasnevin.
Glebe
An Ghléib
Northern edge forms the Fingal / City boundary
Finglas Wood
Coill Fhionnghlaise
Finglaswood House was situated in what in now the Tolka Valley Park.
Jamestown Great
Baile Shéamais Mór
Located on the eastern side of the Jamestown Road.
Jamestown Little (partly)
Baile Shéamais Beag
Located on the western side of the Jamestown Road.The bottom half of the townland and of the Jamestown Industrial Estate is in the City.
Johnstown
Baile Sheáin
The central part of the townland is now the site of Johnstown Park.
Separated from Broghan by a tributary of the Ward river.
Broghan
An Bruachán
Straddles the old North Road (N2). Separated from Bishopswood by a tributary of the Ward river.
Kilshane
Cill Sheáin
The townland links Tyrrelstown in the west with St Margaret's in the east.Kilshane House still stands.The motte at the northern end has been obliterated.
Shallon
Sealúin
The most northerly point of this part of the parish.Its larger neighbour of the same name lies to the east in the parish of .
A single townland surrounded on three sides by the parish of Mulhuddart and to the south-east by Cloghran.A "daisy chain" of four roundabouts separates it from Tyrrelstown to the west.The largest development is the "Rosemount Business Park".
The most southerly point of the exclave. Bounded to the east by the R122.Separated from the Castleknock exclave by the townland of Kilmacree in the parish of Killsallaghan.
Laurestown
Baile Labhráis
Bounded to the west by the R122 and to the south by the Ward river.
Skephubble
Sceich an Phubaill
Bounded to the west by the R122 and to the north by the Ward river.
Toberburr
Tobar Boir
Bisected from west to east by the Ward river.The townland of Westereave is an enclave of this townland.A second enclave is an enclave of the parish of Killeek.
Westereave
Westereave
This strip of land is less than an acre in area.It is separated from its eponymous neighbour of 170 acres which lies in the parish of Killeek.It is entirely surrounded by the townland of Toberburr.
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MacCotter, Paul (December 2013). "The church lands of the diocese of Dublin: reconstruction and history". In Duffy, Sean (ed.). Medieval Dublin XIII. Friends of Medieval Dublin Symposium 2011. Four Courts Press. pp. 81–107. ISBN978-1-84682-390-9.