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Abbotstown House remained the principal seat in Castleknock until 1947 when James Hans Hamilton, 3rd Baron HolmPatrick (1928–1991), lost part of his lands under a Compulsory Purchase Order to allow for the building of
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Tyrrells: the Later Lords of the Manor of Castleknock, Co. Dublin Vol. 142/143; The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. pp.129-139
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