So... you're from the Southside....

Born and reared in "The Farm", the best games of football were the "gate matches" that went on all day, it's no wonder we produced so many good goalscorers given how small the gates (goals) were, real goals looked huge!!!.
Now living in Leopardstown, got worried about the global warming so moved up the hill a bit. I will never forget the look of horror on my new neighbours face when they asked me, shortly after they had moved in at the height of the Celtic Tiger boom what the correct postal address was and when I said "Blackrock" they said.............."not Foxrock Dublin 18 then" .......priceless !!!!

helimachoptor wrote: »

From the flats originally, man some interesting times there, but spent a lot of my time in the avenue (Oliver plunkett) and in St Patricks crescent playing gates aswell :pac:

Move to OP road, then abbey road, then tallaght, then back to kill avenue, then foxrock and now permanely relocating to Clonkeen Road tomorrow
and just for anyone wondering its Blackrock and not Deansgrange, not sure how they locals have managed that tbh!!

Saw an advert recently for a house up for sale in "Shankill Dublin 18"...gotta love those estate agents !!!!

Glencarraig wrote: »

Saw an advert recently for a house up for sale in "Shankill Dublin 18"...gotta love those estate agents !!!!

It has being D18 for a number of years. Killiney and Dun laoighre are Co.Dublin /A96

helimachoptor wrote: »

relocating to Clonkeen Road tomorrow
and just for anyone wondering its Blackrock and not Deansgrange, not sure how they locals have managed that tbh!!

an post say the address to be used is

clonkeen road
deansgrange
blackrock
co dublin

http://correctaddress.anpost.ie/

I like this site, whether you agree with the listings or not if people ask your address and you suspect them of being one of the "snob patrol" you can say "you mean my official an post address?"

There are people out there and if you said
"I am moving into the house next door to Bono, down near whiterock beach"
"oh wheres that"
"ballyfermot"
"ok so"

while if you said "killiney" (or dalkey which some claim)
"would you ever fcuk off, thats not killiney"

I went to clonkeen and was surprised it was listed as blackrock. I was not certain what it should be but tought deansgrange is a more likely address.

Wiki has pages for both, clonkeen is listed as being in deansgrange.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deansgrange
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackrock,_Dublin

The clonkeen page says blackrock, and says old maps said cornelscourt, which I would have thought more suitable than blackrock.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonkeen_College

rubadub wrote: »

an post say the address to be used is

clonkeen road
deansgrange
blackrock
co dublin

http://correctaddress.anpost.ie/

I like this site, whether you agree with the listings or not if people ask your address and you suspect them of being one of the "snob patrol" you can say "you mean my official an post address?"

There are people out there and if you said
"I am moving into the house next door to Bono, down near whiterock beach"
"oh wheres that"
"ballyfermot"
"ok so"

while if you said "killiney" (or dalkey which some claim)
"would you ever fcuk off, thats not killiney"

I went to clonkeen and was surprised it was listed as blackrock. I was not certain what it should be but tought deansgrange is a more likely address.

Wiki has pages for both, clonkeen is listed as being in deansgrange.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deansgrange
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackrock,_Dublin

The clonkeen page says blackrock, and says old maps said cornelscourt, which I would have thought more suitable than blackrock.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonkeen_College

Blackrock's postal area is far bigger than the actual village itself, I mean Clonkeen is close to 3 miles away from what would be considered the centre of Blackrock. Deansgrange isn't actually an An Post postal area itself.

I'll see can I dig out a map from an old boards thread that showed the an post delivery areas, the way the boundaries ran in the area between Carysfort Avenue and Cornelscourt (Blackrock, Foxrock, Dun Laoghaire, Monkstown etc.) was bizarre looking.

Sacramentum wrote: »

Apologies if this isn't the right thread was advised I'd have greater chance of a reply here. I'm hoping someone from or familiar with Blackrock can assist. It's an enquiry on behalf of my father. Around 25 to 30 years ago there was a B and B in an estate close to the Newtown Park Avenue area around a five to ten minute walk from Newpark Comprehensive School. Not sure how long thereafter the B and B was operational or whether it's still a going concern. The number on the house was definitely 57 and if anyone could provide further details re an address Dad would be much obliged. Genuine reason for enquiring. An advance thanks for any help given.

Need more info, estate/street name

I'm thinking it's Brookville Guest House near Stradbrook Road. That's in Rowanbyrn.

Details are below.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Brookville+Guest+House/@53.2859235,-6.1749055,15z/data=!4m8!3m7!1s0x0:0x676f5f41fb1d9f2d!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d53.2860518!4d-6.1681678

dublinman1990 wrote: »

I'm thinking it's Brookville Guest House near Stradbrook Road. That's in Rowanbyrn.

Details are below.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Brookville+Guest+House/@53.2859235,-6.1749055,15z/data=!4m8!3m7!1s0x0:0x676f5f41fb1d9f2d!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d53.2860518!4d-6.1681678

Thanks for that but I'm assured the B and B in question was part of a private estate. The pictures for Brookville didn't jog any memories either. Was told old 01 directory may be best bet but not even sure libraries would have one from the era in question. Thanks again for info.

starbaby2003 wrote: »

You should post this to Blackrock Booterstown past & present on Facebook. It sounds like the shop you are referring to now is the Londis in Foxrock Avenue. So maybe it’s around there ?

Thanks for the heads up. I'm one of the few not on Facebook but should be able to get my sister to do so. Surely worth a try. Ta again.

Born in Byrne's Cottages Clonskeagh 1943