Rockbrook

Rockbrook, County Dublin

Rockbrook (Irish: Sruth na gCloch)[1] is a small area, once site of a small settlement,[2] now semi-suburban, in County Dublin, Ireland. It is in the local government area of South Dublin.

Location

Rockbrook is situated approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) from Templeogue,[2] south of Ballyboden, on the R116 regional road, which is Cruagh Road uphill and Edmondstown Road downhill. The area lies between Edmondstown, Tibradden and Whitechurch,[3] within the civil parish of Whitechurch.[1] The area is traversed by multiple streams within the Owendoher River system, including Glendoo Stream; there were several watermills in the vicinity.[4]

Amenities

Rockbrook Park School, located in the area, is a fee-paying boys secondary school which had an enrollment 167 as of January 2020.[5] The school is located in Rockbrook House, a former country house built c. 1770.[6] The ruin of Rockbrook Mill, a paper mill operated by a Quaker family until the 1830s, is nearby.[7] Also located in the area is the Merry Ploughboy public house.[8]

In and near the area are several cemeteries.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sruth na gCloch / Rockbrook". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Ferrar, John (1807). A View of Ancient and Modern Dublin. Dublin: Graiseberry and Campbell. p. 166. Rockbrook [..] A small village, two miles and a half from Temple-oge [..] situated near the foot of the mountains
  3. ^ a b "Geohive.ie - searched for Rockbrook". Geohive (State mapping tool). Ordnance Survey Ireland (Government of Ireland).
  4. ^ Doyle, Joseph W. (2018). The Rivers and streams of the Dublin Region : Dublin city, Fingal, South Dublin & Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. Dublin: Rath Eanna Research. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-9566363-8-6. OCLC 1237252174.
  5. ^ "Whole School Evaluation Management, Leadership and Learning Report - Rockbrook Park School". gov.ie. Department of Education. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2023. Rockbrook Park School is a single-sex fee-charging voluntary secondary school with 167 male students
  6. ^ "Rockbrook Park School, Edmondstown Road, Newtown (Ra. By.), Dublin". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Rockbrook Mill, Rockbrook Park School, Edmondstown Road, Cruagh, Dublin". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  8. ^ "My day: Shane O'Donoghue". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

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