Rockbrook

Location

Rockbrook is situated approximately 5 km from Templeogue, 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, within the civil parish of Whitechurch. The area is traversed by multiple streams within the Owendoher River system, including Glendoo Stream; there were several watermills in the vicinity.

Amenities

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

In and near the area are several cemeteries.

References

References

1. "Sruth na gCloch / Rockbrook". Placenames Database of Ireland.
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5. (22 January 2020). "Whole School Evaluation Management, Leadership and Learning Report - Rockbrook Park School". Department of Education.
6. "Rockbrook Park School, Edmondstown Road, Newtown (Ra. By.), Dublin". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
7. "Rockbrook Mill, Rockbrook Park School, Edmondstown Road, Cruagh, Dublin". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
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