Shankill (Irish: Seanchill, meaning "Old Church") is a suburb of Dublin located in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County, Ireland. It had a population of 13,242 as of the 2006 census.
The name Shankill is believed to derive from either the Irish Sean chill, meaning Old Church or from the Irish Sean Choill, meaning Old Wood.
Shankill features a number of antiquities, including ráths and cromlechs. Around 1230, there were forests that were cleared under th...
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Shankill (Irish: Seanchill, meaning "Old Church") is a suburb of Dublin located in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County, Ireland. It had a population of 13,242 as of the 2006 census.
The name Shankill is believed to derive from either the Irish Sean chill, meaning Old Church or from the Irish Sean Choill, meaning Old Wood.
Shankill features a number of antiquities, including ráths and cromlechs. Around 1230, there were forests that were cleared under the orders of the then owner of Shankill, Archbishop Luke. Courts for serious crimes in the style of assizes were conducted at Shankill during this period. To keep the native Gaelic Irish out fortified gates protected parts of the townland.
The manor of Shankill was overrun by the Irish and completely destroyed a century later. In response to these incursions, a large garrison was re-instated. The Irish were restrained from entering and the land was eventually re-let as grazing land.
The Lawless family feature prominently in the history of...
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