Knocksedan
Knocksedan
Cnoc Siáin | |
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Knocksedan Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°27′22″N 6°15′42″W / 53.4562°N 6.2616°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| Region | Dublin |
| County | Fingal |
| Town | Swords |
| Government | |
| • Dáil constituency | Dublin Fingal East |
| • EU Parliament | Dublin |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Area code | +353 (0)1 |
| Irish grid reference | O152460 |
Knocksedan (Irish: Cnoc Siáin, meaning 'hill of the fairy mound') is a townland near the town of Swords, County Dublin in Ireland. It is situated along the Naul Road (R108) to the west of Swords on either side of the Ward River. In advance of the 1916 Easter Rising, Knocksedan was muster point for the Fingal battalion of the Irish Volunteers.