| Blackrock An Charraig Dhubh | ||
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| County: | Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County | |
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| Elevation: | 0m to 80m | |
| Population (2002) | 28,557 | |
Blackrock (Irish: An Charraig Dhubh) is a suburban town and district located south of the city of Dublin, in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County, Ireland, 3 km (1. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. The County of Dun Laoghaire&ndashRathdown (Contae Dhún Laoghaire&ndashRáth an Dúin is a county in Ireland formed from part of the old county of Dublin Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world 9 mi) northwest of Dún Laoghaire. Dún Laoghaire (in Irish d̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈɫeːrʲə sometimes spelled Dún Laoire; Anglicised as Dunleary, dʌn ˈlɪəri is a suburban
It has a large area, rising from sea level on the coast to 90m at White's Cross on the N11. The town has a range of industries, notably in the IT and service areas.
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History
There are many places of historical significance within the area. The childhood home of Lord Edward FitzGerald, Frescati House, was here until 1983, when it was demolished as part of the completion of Roches Stores' new shopping centre. Frescati (sometimes misspelled 'Frascati' was an estate situated in Blackrock Dublin, between the mountains and the sea [1] The Cross Avenue was the site of the assassination of Kevin O'Higgins, and was also where Eamon de Valera lived after his Presidential term ended. Kevin Christopher O'Higgins (Caoimhín Críostóir Ó hUigín 7 June 1892 &ndash 10 July 1927 was an Irish politician who served as Vice-President of the Executive Council Éamon de Valera (ˈeɪmən dɛvəˈlɛrə (born Edward George de Valera) (14 October 1882 &ndash 29 August 1975 was one of the dominant political figures in 20th century Linden Convalescent Home, where President de Valera died, is also in Blackrock but is now an apartment complex although the original building is still intact. The writer James Joyce lived in a house known as Leoville on Carysfort Avenue for one year in the early 1890's. James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 &ndash 13 January 1941 was an Irish expatriate writer widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the This house is still extant. The writer Flann O'Brien lived at 4 Avoca Terrace and later at 81 Merrion Avenue. Brian O'Nolan (Brian Ó Nualláin (5 October 1911 – 1 April 1966 was an Irish novelist and satirist best known for his novels An Béal Bocht, At Both houses are still extant.
Institutions
Also located in Blackrock are several secondary schools, such as Rosemont Secondary School for Girls,[2] Sion Hill Dominican College, St. Andrew's College, Blackrock College and Newpark School, as well as Newpark Music School, incorporating Newpark Jazz School. St Andrew's College ( Irish: Coláiste Naomh Aindriú) - is a Co-educational inter-denominational international day School, founded Blackrock College (Coláiste na Carraige Duibhe is a Catholic, private voluntary, fee-paying Secondary school for boys located in Williamstown Newpark Comprehensive School ( Irish: Scoil Chuimsitheach na Páirce Nua) is a non-fee paying Co-educational comprehensive Secondary school Newpark Comprehensive School ( Irish: Scoil Chuimsitheach na Páirce Nua) is a non-fee paying Co-educational comprehensive Secondary school Newpark Comprehensive School ( Irish: Scoil Chuimsitheach na Páirce Nua) is a non-fee paying Co-educational comprehensive Secondary school
The primary schools in the area include Carysfort N. S. , Guardian Angels N. S. , Willow Park (at Blackrock College), St. Augustine's, All Saints and Our Lady of Mercy N. S.
Carysfort College was a large teacher training college located in the area, until its closure in 1988 and is now operated as the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, part of University College Dublin. Our Lady of Mercy College Carysfort (commonly known as Carysfort College) was an important College of Education in Dublin, Ireland from its The UCD Michael Smurfit School of Business at University College Dublin is located in Blackrock in Dublin, University College Dublin (UCD (An Coláiste Ollscoile Baile Átha Cliath - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland Dublin (An
There is also a private clinic, Blackrock Clinic (in the Williamstown locality). This was built on the site of Rosefield House.
Architecture
The town hall was completed in 1865 while the Carnegie Library and the Technical Institute were built in 1905. The site for the Technical Institute was presented to the Town Commissioners by a resident, William Field MP, in 1898. [3]
The Blackrock baths have fallen into dilapidation since their closure[4] and have been sold to developers Treasury Holdings, who have raised the possibility of building high-rise apartments on the site.
Blackrock is home to the Ian Davis School of learning set up in the late 1980’s to help under privileged youths with foreign language studies. In 2004, a plaque was dedicated to Ian Davis in the centre of the village.
Transport
- Blackrock has a station on the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) line, which is 15 minutes away from the city centre, and runs on the track that was built in 1834 as the Dublin-Kingstown railway. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Rowan Fergus Meredith Gillespie (born 1953 is an Irish Bronze casting sculptor of international renown The Dublin Area Rapid Transit ( DART) is part of the suburban railway network in Ireland, running mainly along the coastline of Dublin Bay on The Dublin and Kingstown Railway (D&KR which opened in 1834, was Ireland ’s first railway Blackrock railway station opened on 17 December 1834. Blackrock railway station (Stáisiún An Charraig Dhubh serves Blackrock in County Dublin, Ireland. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common [5] Dublin Bus also serves the area with multiple bus routes. Dublin Bus (Bus Átha Cliath ˈaːhə ˈclʲiə is a Public transport operator in the Republic of Ireland.
- Rock Road was once directly beside the sea, and the railway line was built about 50 metres from the coast, giving the impression that the trains were running on water. However, the intervening area soon became marshland and the area between Williamstown and Blackrock became Blackrock Park.
- More recently, in the 1980s, the Blackrock bypass, part of the N31 which joins the ferry port at Dún Laoghaire to the national Primary Route network was built. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.
See also
References
- ^ Roches sale puts reclusive retail dynasty in limelight for last time - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie
- ^ Rosemont Secondary School for Girls
- ^ AAI | Postcards of Ireland
- ^ Green Party hosts public meeting on future of Blackrock Baths
- ^ Blackrock station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-08-31. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne
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