placenamesRockbrook
Sruth na gCloch
The remains of a paper mill and a school founded in 1975 mark two phases of Rockbrook’s history.
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
- Sruth na gCloch · Irish · main form · validated name
- Rockbrook · English · main form
Place & story
Fry’s paper mill
Rockbrook Mill, beside the grounds of Rockbrook Park School, dates from about 1820. The L-shaped building steps down from the road towards the river, with brick and rubble walls, large arched openings and an outlet to the water. The architectural inventory records its operation by the Quaker Fry family until the late 1830s, within a busy local milling landscape. [2]
A school founded by parents
Rockbrook Park School was established in 1975 by a group of parents. Its own account describes cooperation between parents and teachers as central to the founding project. The secondary school occupies grounds at the foot of the Dublin Mountains and provides the six-year post-primary cycle for boys. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Dublin
- Barony
- Rathdown
- Civil parish
- Whitechurch
- Coordinates
- 53.26131, -6.29860
- Logainm ID
- 17477 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Rockbrook. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Rockbrook Mill — NIAH 11221009 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Introducing our School · Rockbrook Park School
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-07-01. How this page was prepared.