Rockbrook () is a small area, once site of a small settlement, now semi-suburban, in

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. It is in the

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Location

Rockbrook is situated approximately from

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, south of

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, on the R116 regional road, which is Cruagh Road uphill and Edmondstown Road downhill. The area lies between Edmondstown, Tibradden and Whitechurch, within the

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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

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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

{{Dublin residential areas Towns and villages in South Dublin (county)