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Knocklyon is a suburb of Dublin in Ireland. It is on the southwest of the city, and just north of the foothills of the Dublin Mountains. It is bordered to the south and east by Rathfarnham and Ballyboden, to the north by Templeogue, and to the west by Firhouse and Ballycullen.EtymologyThe area has been known historically in 14th century scrolls as Cnoclín, literally 'flax mountain'. Until recently, roadsigns in Knocklyon had the incorrect reverse anglicized translation of to mean Lyon's hill or Cnoc Liamhna. The Irish versions on the sign for Knocklyon Road were incorrectly shown as Bóthar Chnoc Liamhna. SDCC have updated their translation based on a recommendations from the commissioned update on Irish placenames.LocationThe M50 motorway divides Knocklyon, with most of the suburb lying on the east of the motorway. Housing estates to the east include Idrone, Beverly, Dargle Wood, Delaford, Knockaire, Orlagh, Templeroan, and Woodfield. To the west of the M50 are estates such as Castlefield Manor, Glenlyon, Glenvara Park, and Woodstown. These are linked to the rest of Knocklyon by a footbridge (known locally as the A-Bridge), and by Junction 12 of the M50 motorway.PopulationThe population figure cannot be isolated from published census data as Knocklyon is composed of Firhouse-Knocklyon district electoral division (DED) (population 3,602 in 2011), plus unpublished fractions of Ballyboden DED (5,085), and Firhouse-Ballycullen DED (7,773).