[5] Records from 1200 show John Comyn, Archbishop of Dublin, granting the church at Garristown to the priory of Lanthony.

By 1607, features included a windmill at Holtrass hill and two other mills, with 326 acres (1.32 km2) of land within the townland.

Garristown's current street formation has not changed much since the Rocques map of County Dublin (ca.

[citation needed] There is also a public house, butcher's shop, small supermarket, hairdressing salon and a service station.

[citation needed] The local GAA club, Garristown GFC, has its grounds to the east.

In 2005, Fingal County Council adopted an Urban Design Framework for an area immediately to the east of the village.