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Townland in Ireland, site of Dublin Airport For other uses of "Collinstown", see Collinstown (disambiguation).
Collinstown (from Irish Baile Choilín) is a townland in Fingal, County Dublin, roughly 7 km north of Dublin in Ireland. This area is in the civil parish of Santry, within the barony of Coolock.
The townland is entirely within the perimeter of Dublin Airport, which grew out of Collinstown Aerodrome, originally a Royal Air Force station. In the Irish War of Independence the aerodrome was converted to become Collinstown Camp, used for internment of Irish republicans. Construction of the airport followed, and it expanded over time, spreading into neighbouring administrative areas.
References
- ^ "Baile Choilín/Collinstown". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- McGarry, Fearghal (6 November 2015). The Abbey Rebels of 1916: A Lost Revolution. Gill Books. p. 267. ISBN 9780717170739. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- Malone, Brenda (May 2013). "A Secret Photograph from Rath Internment Camp". Collections & Research / Documentation Discoveries. National Museum of Ireland. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- O Snodaigh, Aengus (25 March 1999). "Remembering the Past: Daring arms raid". An Phoblacht. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
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