Chapelizod

Chapelizod
Chapelizod Village
Chapelizod Church

Chapelizod (Irish: Séipéal Iosóid, meaning "Iseult's Chapel") is a picturesque Irish village preserved within the city of Dublin, Ireland. It lies in the verdant wooded valley of the River Liffey, on the way to the slopes of the Strawberry Beds, below the Phoenix Park. The village is associated with Iseult of Ireland and the location of Iseault's chapel. Chapelizod comes is under the administration of Dublin City Council.

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Location and access

The civil parish of Chapelizod is part of the Barony of Castleknock. The barony is one of seven and a half comprising County Dublin and stretches from Cabra to Blanchardstown (from east to west) and from Finglas to Chapelizod (from north to south)[1].

Amenities

Interesting buildings in the village include St Laurence's Church (Anglican / Church of Ireland) with its medieval bell tower, and a fine Georgian era house where Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu wrote, which stands at the corner of Park Lane facing Main St. in front of the church. The renovated old R.I.C. barracks on Main Street predates the old Constabulry, serving as an army barracks from the reign of William and Mary.

The The Kings House, a Royal Residence built and maintained by and used as an out of town residence by the Viceroy, the Duke of Ormond faced the millrace from the southside of the westbound highway opposite the Mullingar House.

The Chapelizod Community Festival is held annually between the 1st and 2nd Sundays in July. First held in 1994, the festival has grown to be one of the highlights of the summer here. The festival is run by volunteers and funded mainly by local business sponsors.

The village is the setting of James Joyce's short story A Painful Case from Dubliners. It is the setting as well as the scene of the home and hostelary of its protagonist Humphrey Chumpten Earwicker, his wife Anna Livia Plurebelle, and their family Shaun Shem and Issy in his final major work, Finnegans Wake.

See also

  • List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

References

  1. ^ Note - Townlands in the Barony of Castleknock: Baile an Aba/Abbotstown, Baile an Ásaigh/Ashtown, Baile an Chairpintéaraigh/Carpenterstown, Baile an Déanaigh/Deanestown, Baile an Diosualaigh/Diswellstown, Baile an Huntaigh/Huntstown, Baile an Phóirtéaraigh/Porterstown, Baile Bhlainséir/Blanchardstown, Baile Mhistéil/Mitchelstown, Baile Pheiléid/Pelletstown, Baile Scriobail/Scribblestown, Baile Sheáin/Johnstown, An Chabrach/Cabra(gh), Caisleán Cnucha/Castleknock (incl. part of Phoenix Park), Ceapach/Cappoge or Cappagh, Cnoc na gCaorach/Sheephill, An Chorr Dhubh/Corduff, Dún Sinche/Dunsink, Páirc Anna/Annfield, Snugborough/Snugborough, Steach Gob/Astagob - Placenames Database of Ireland http://www.logainm.ie/Do.aspx?parentID=835&typeID=BF&placeID=17266

Coordinates: 53°21′N 6°21′W / 53.35°N 6.35°W / 53.35; -6.35


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