At Seapoint bathBlackrock (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 (1.9 mi) northwest of Dún Laoghaire.
It covers a large area, rising from sea level on the coast to 90 metres (300 ft) at White's Cross on the N11. The town has a range of industries, notably in the IT and service areas.
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. 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. President de Valera died in Talbot Lodge, which was illegally demolished in December 1989.
Talbot Lodge had formed part of Linden Convalescent Home, of which only one of the original buildings survives. The writer James Joyce lived in a house known as Leoville on Carysfort Avenue for one year in the early 1890s. This house is still extant. The writer Flann O'Brien lived at 4 Avoca Terrace and later at 81 Merrion Avenue. Both houses are still extant.
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