Blackrock, County Dublin
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Blackrock An Charraig Dhubh
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| Suburb of Dublin | |
Blackrock street scene
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 Blackrock
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| Coordinates: 53°18′05″N 6°10′40″W / 53.3015°N 6.1778°WCoordinates: 53°18′05″N 6°10′40″W / 53.3015°N 6.1778°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown |
| Highest elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Urban | 28,070 |
| Eircode (Routing Key) | A94 |
| Dialing code | 01 (+3531) |
| Irish Grid Reference | O211296 |
Blackrock (Irish: An Charraig Dhubh) is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, 3 km (1.9 mi) northwest of Dún Laoghaire.
Blackrock covers a large but not precisely defined area, rising from sea level on the coast to 90 metres (300 ft) at White's Cross on the N11 national primary road. Blackrock is bordered by Booterstown, Mount Merrion, Stillorgan, Foxrock, Deansgrange and Monkstown. The area has a range of industries, notably in the IT and service areas.
Blackrock has a station on the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) line, which is 15 minutes away by train from the city centre. The DART runs on the same track that was built in 1834 for the Dublin-Kingstown railway. Blackrock railway station, on both the DART and the mainline Dublin-Wexford railway, opened on 17 December 1834.
Dublin Bus also serves the area with multiple bus routes. These are routes 4, 7, 7a, 17, 46e, 84/a and 114.
The Aircoach services to Dublin Airport from Dalkey and Greystones call at Blackrock en route to the airport.
The Blackrock bypass was built in the late 1980s and officially opened by Councillor Anne Brady on 24 March 1988. The bypass is part of the N31 which joins the harbour at Dún Laoghaire to the national Primary Route network.
Blackrock was historically a small fishing village, which began to be developed only in the 19th century, although a settlement at the same location from medieval times is well attested to.
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