Rockbrook Explained

Rockbrook [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 5km (03miles) 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 .[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

53.25°N -24°W

Notes and References

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

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