Rooms to Rent in Clonsilla, Dublin 15

Clonsilla is a north-western suburb in Fingal and the Dublin 15 postal district, roughly equidistant from Blanchardstown and Castleknock. Its Irish name, Cluain Saileach, means the meadow of the willows. Once a small village in the inner west of County Dublin, it grew into a large residential suburb, especially between 1990 and 2005, when many new estates were built, and neighbourhoods such as Ongar and Hansfield have developed their own identities.

The Royal Canal and the Maynooth railway line run through Clonsilla, and the canal towpath is good for walking and cycling. Luttrellstown Castle, dating from the early 15th century and once owned by members of the Guinness family, is now a hotel and golf resort. Beech Park is home to the Shackleton Gardens, a 1.5-acre walled garden known for its collection of herbaceous perennials, which Fingal County Council bought in 2018, restored and opened to visitors.

Clonsilla station is an interchange on the Maynooth line, where trains also branch off to Hansfield, Dunboyne and M3 Parkway, and residents of Ongar and Hansfield can use Hansfield station. The N3 and M50 are close by for drivers, and the Blanchardstown Centre is a short trip away. Rooms range from spare rooms in family homes to house shares, and Clonsilla suits people who want a quieter suburb with direct trains into town. Dwelles lists rooms in Clonsilla so you can see what is available.