Blackrock

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Blackrock

Air quality index

21Good

Elevation80 m

WeatherAvg high 56.5°F

Coordinates53.30°, -6.18°

Demographic figures from Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Blackrock is an affluent suburb of Dublin, Ireland, 3 km (1.9 mi) northwest of Dún Laoghaire. It is named after the local geological rock formation to be found in the area of Blackrock Park. In the late 18th century, the Blackrock Road was a common place for highway robberies. The Blackrock baths, provided for by the railway company in 1839, became popular in the 19th century but Blackrock is now a tourist destination.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Dublin

• Dún Laoghaire
  1.9 mi away · pop. 38,761
• Goatstown
  2.2 mi away
• Cornelscourt
  2.3 mi away
• Dundrum
  2.8 mi away
• Sandyford
  2.9 mi away
• Ballyogan
  3.1 mi away
• Dalkey
  3.4 mi away
• Stepaside
  3.7 mi away
• Killiney
  3.7 mi away
• Rathfarnham
  4.4 mi away · pop. 17,333
• Kilternan
  4.6 mi away
• Dublin
  4.7 mi away · pop. 554,554

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Blackrock

The book of Blackrock

Liam Mac Cóil · 1977

Blackrock College C.S.Sp., Dublin

1907

Memorial inscriptions of Deansgrange Cemetery, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland

Jack Barrett · 2000

Bad day in Blackrock

Kevin Power · 2010

On the premises Newtown Park House Blackrock, Co. Dublin

Manson & Woods Christie · 1976

Memorial Inscriptions of Deansgrange Cemetery, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland

Dun Laoghaire Genealogical Society Staff · 1994

Memorial inscriptions of Deansgrange Cemetery, Blackrock, Co Dublin, Ireland

1998

1901 census index for Blackrock Urban District area, County Dublin

Marie Keogh · 2000

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-05-31

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Seen 2026-05-31

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

Seen 2026-05-31

wall barley

Hordeum murinum

Seen 2026-05-31

Hedge mustard

Sisymbrium officinale

Seen 2026-05-31

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Seen 2026-05-31

Common Carder Bumble Bee

Bombus pascuorum

Seen 2026-05-31

Red-tailed Bumble Bee

Bombus lapidarius

Seen 2026-05-31

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-05-31

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Blackrock, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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