Collinstown (from Irish Baile Choilín[1]) 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.[1]

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.[2][3][4] Construction of the airport followed, and it expanded over time, spreading into neighbouring administrative areas.

References

  1. 1 2 "Baile Choilín/Collinstown". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. ↑ McGarry, Fearghal (6 November 2015). The Abbey Rebels of 1916: A Lost Revolution. Gill Books. p. 267. ISBN 9780717170739. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Malone, Brenda (May 2013). "A Secret Photograph from Rath Internment Camp". Collections & Research / Documentation Discoveries. National Museum of Ireland. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  4. ↑ O Snodaigh, Aengus (25 March 1999). "Remembering the Past: Daring arms raid". An Phoblacht. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

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