the New Kilmainham Township Act 1868. From 1868, New Kilmainham comprised the townlands of Kilmainham, Goldenbridge North, Inchicore North, Inchicore South, and Butchers Arms. Its total area was and the population was 5,391 in 1881 and 6,519 in 1891. It became an urban district under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. In 1900, the urban district was abolished and the area was transferred from the county into the jurisdiction of the city of Dublin as the New Kilmainham ward. Local attractions The area is best known for Royal Hospital Kilmainham, constructed on the site where the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem had their priory in Dublin. It now houses the Irish Museum of Modern Art. The Richmond Tower marks the junction between the formal pedestrianised avenue leading to the Royal Hospital, and the South Circular Road. Nearby is Kilmainham Gaol, where the executions of the leaders of the Easter Rising took place. Kilmainham holds one of a small number of Viking era burial sites (Old Norse haugr meaning barrow or mound), within Dublin, others including Bully's Acre and where College Green is now located. Railway station The Dublin Heuston railway station, one of Dublin's three main railway stations, is nearby. Notable people Former or current residents of the town have included: Katherine Lynch (born 1967), Irish television personality resides in the area. References External links Maps of New Kilmainham: New Kilmainham layer on OpenStreetMap Dublin Historic Maps: Dublin Townships and Urban Districts, between 1847 and 1930 1887 Ordnance Survey Ireland sheets available from UCD Library, with index at 1894 sheet XVIII. A tourist map of the area Towns and villages in Dublin (city) Viking Age populated places Uppercross