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As the word ''Castle'' did not come into use in Ireland until Norman times we know that ''[[Castleknock Castle|Castleknock]]'' is a name of comparatively recent origin. Documents from the 12th and 13th centuries refer to the place as Castrum Cnoc, simply Cnoc and also Chastel-cnoc or Castel-Cnoc.<ref>Castleknock College Centenary Record, 1935. available on https://www.knockunion.ie/news/castleknock-castle-its-owners-354 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922014221/https://www.knockunion.ie/news/castleknock-castle-its-owners-354 |date=22 September 2020 }}</ref> So it seems{{according to|date=May 2024}} that the name Castleknock is rooted in the topography of the hill or ''cnoc'' located at the centre of the modern neighbourhood and/or the personal name of the mother of a semi-legendary High King i.e. ''Cnucha'' and the building of a castle by Normans on this site in the 12th century.