Corkagh House in the early 20th century (courtesy SDCC) For many centuries what we know as Corkagh Park was part of the lands under the control of the monastery founded by St Cronan Mochua at  Clondalkin  in the 7th century.   A burial enclosure and corn drying kiln dating from as early as the  8th century were discovered when the lower lakes (behind the playground) were being created in 2001. Originally the council had planned for two lakes however once the skeletons were discovered archaeological investigations commenced and the second lake was never completed.  Twenty burials were removed before the area was covered in geotextile to preserve any remaining burials for investigation in the future. The Round Tower at Clondalkin is over 1200 years old.    Some of the finds associated with these burials indicated a Viking influence and indeed the Vikings under King Amhlaith (Olaf) built a fort somewhere nea...