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Blackrock, Co. Dublin

A fashionable watering place and seaside resort in the eighteenth century, the town of Blackrock gets its name from the black rock that lies offshore and once marked the city limits. An ancient cross still stands in the main street. The town boasts the famous Blackrock College, whose past pupils include Eamon de Valera and rock star Bob Geldof. Blackrock Park is a pleasant green area overlooking Dublin Bay and has a well equipped children's playground.

Famous residents of the town included the patriot hero Lord Edward Fitzgerald (a memorial stone marks the site of his house 'Frescati' on the corner opposite the park), and James Joyce (a plaque marks the house on the corner of Carysfort Avenue and Mount Merrion Avenue).

Featured Establishment

Eat

3 Leaves

Blackrock, Co. Dublin

Restaurant

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Gardens

Warble Bank

Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow

One of the most fortuitous things you could wish for in a garden is a mature setting combined with generations of gardeners. Warble Bank is blessed with both, and Anne Condell continues her late mother’s tradition at her home, which has a h ...

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Golf

Castle Golf Club

Dublin 14, Dublin City
Course Type: Parkland

Castle Golf Club is a rolling parkland golf course playing to 6,246 yards and a par of 70, with firm fairways that are heavily featured by mature trees, Harry Colt's design includes five par-3s and three very achievable par-5s. In 1999 a major ...

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Self Catering

Avon Ri Blessington Resort

Blessington, Co. Wicklow

For centuries, the hill where Avon Rí is now located looked out over a valley created by the Liffey and King's River. Avon Rí has taken its name from the latter and now looks out of the Blessington Lakes – a reservoir created ...

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What's On

Dublin Food Co-op - Dublin 8 - Thursdays & Saturdays

Dublin Food Co-Op (formerly Pearse Street market)

12 Newmarket, Dublin 8

Thursday from 2 pm to 8 pm

Saturdays: 9.30am – 4.30pm

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Tourist Attractions

National Leprechaun Museum

Dublin 1, Dublin City

Irish people have told stories about the Leprechaun for more than a thousand years. There are many tales about him and the people he meets and although many people know something about him, to date there was not much background material available ...

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Wedding Venues

The Clarence Hotel

Dublin 2, Dublin City

Dating back to 1852, this 5* boutique city centre hotel on the south quays has long had a special place in the hearts of Irish people and currently enjoys cult status through its owners - Bono and The Edge, of U2 - who have completely refurbished ...

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