used as the royal residence in Ireland until the mid-eighteenth century when the Viceregal Lodge was completed in the Phoenix Park. In 1671, Colonel Richard Lawrence settled a number of Huguenots in the village with the intention of establishing a linen industry (with some success). Later, King William stayed during the Williamite Wars in Ireland (Irish: Cogadh an Dá Rí), holding court and redressing grievances. During much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Chapelizod was a prosperous village with a rural atmosphere close to the centre of Dublin. Transport Chapelizod is served by Dublin Bus route 26 and night bus routes C5 and C6 and by Go-Ahead Ireland routes 76 and 76a. There are no train or Luas stations in Chapelizod. Religion Chapelizod is a parish in the Blanchardstown deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin. In the 19th century, the parish of Blanchardstown in the Catholic Church encompassed much of the area now within the Dublin 15 postal district. Following the relaxation of the Penal Laws, it became possible for Catholics to consider the construction of additional churches and to repair the existing stock of religious buildings. St Brigid's Church Blanchardstown, not to be confused with a church of the Church of Ireland in nearby Castleknock, was constructed in 1837 upon the foundation of a church that had been built prior to 1731. It is the Mother church of 12 other churches constituted out of the parish over the following 156 years. Among these was the church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The parish separated from Blanchardstown in 1883. The eastern part of the new parish was, in turn, constituted out of Chapelizod in 1953 as the Navan Road parish of Our Lady Help of Christians. In the Church of Ireland, the church of St Laurence, with its 14th-century bell tower, is one of two churches that today form part of the parish of Crumlin. Administration In local government elections, Chapelizod is part of the Ballyfermot-Drimnagh Ward. Since the 2019 local elections, the local elected representatives on Dublin City Council include Daithí Doolan (Sinn Féin), Hazel De Nortúin (People Before Profit), Vincent Jackson (Independent), Sophie Nicoullaud (Independent) and Daithí de Róiste (Fianna Fáil). Amenities Interesting buildings in the village include the church of St Laurence (Church of Ireland) with its medieval bell tower. The well-proportioned Georgian house, where Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu once resided in