placenamesBlackrock
An Charraig Dhubh
Blackrock is a population centre in Dublin. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationBlackrock53.30647° N · 6.18458° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- An Charraig Dhubh · Irish · main form · validated name
- Blackrock · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Dublin
- Barony
- Rathdown
- Civil parish
- Booterstown
- Coordinates
- 53.30647, -6.18458 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 17495 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Blackrock. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-07-30. How this page was prepared.