Blackrock

[Denis Cromie]

Nice tribute Rocker,nice people beget nice people. R.I.P

[Gulliver]

A nice tribute to the woman rocker.rip

Oops!!!! I got a fright when I read this quickly on its own!!!!!!

[johndle]

Who got the Egg,Rasher and 2 slices of Bread ????

[Rocker]

Oh No It's Johndle from Arkla!

Have to admit it was Me. I just love rashers and eggs.... and anything else that goes on a plate too. We are very upmarket in the Rock now and have to admit I love Marks and Spencer. But being a true rocker I go down in the evening when they have greatly reduced prices on the food. They have yellow reduced labels on them and when HID asks whats for dinner I roar "Reduced"!!

[Jemser]

They have yellow reduced labels on them and when HID asks whats for dinner I roar "Reduced"!!

[Micheál]

Chesterfield House, Blackrock

Hey Rocker
Don't see you mentioned here but it's still a good story

http://www.turtlebunbury.com/history/hi ... field.html

[grammer]

Whos obsessed with turtlebunburry then

[Rocker]

Great story Micheál,

By coincidence I was at a service in St Philip and St James Church on Cross Avenue this week and did a bit of strolling around looking at what remains of a once very fine avenue. As children we always stood in awe at the beautiful gardens and different life that the richer people had/were having.

[Micheál]

And Happy Anniversary too Rocker !

M.

[Rocker]

Thank you Micheál,

It has been a great year. I have enjoyed calling in here. You lot have given me many the good laugh. I have also learned a huge amount. I am getting a bit better at the photo taking and might even surprise myself if I get a good enough one to put up here with all you experts.

[Strum]

Way to go Rocker. Thanks for all you great input. Here's to another year.

[Rocker]

Just thinking today of all the people from Blackrock who are scattered over the world. If you look in here just to let you know that Blackrock is alive and well. The decent spirit still exists...old neighbours are first to lend a hand.We sit and chat for hours about your news,problems, friends and relations. Where ever you are I hope you are having a healthy, peaceful and happy Christmas.

[Micheál]

Blackrock Plan withdrawn ( or sabotaged?)

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/ ... -1.1521570

[Micheál]

Blackrock Draft Plans per latest

http://www.dlrcoco.ie/aboutus/councilde ... lareaplan/

[Rocker]

This morning I was doing some Blackrock research and thought of Mooneys Band...there is not a lot out there on Google but, I came across this piece by Fr Ward(whom my older cousins played with) and he captured the spirit of the band. It was a large part of our childhood as we went to the band room every week to listen to the rehearsals.

http://www.franciscans.ie/index.php?opt ... &Itemid=98

[Rocker]

I took this sad photo in February 2013. The Baths site has been cleared! Oh happy memories of this great place

[Rocker]

I took this image from the web...sorry did not get reference but, it is the old location of the cross..

[Gulliver]

The position of the cross is shown on the OSI map of about 1904, and the camera is looking up Carysfort Avenue - some of what is shown here is still intact, but much of Carysfort up further has been demolished for the by-pass

[Gulliver]

Rocker - the Stedfast Brass Band from Blackrock is still playing - although some of the members are in their very senior years. Catch them here http://www.stedfastband.ie/

[Strum]

Thanks for clearing that up Gulliver. I thought I was looking up the main street from the Chipper. Some monument.
Removed for the motorway? Progress eh. Bah!

[Rocker]

When I was about 4 years old we played a lot in Stradbrook..behind this wall was what we thought a running river!!!


Now it is just a dried up area.....they must have diverted the stream over they years...though up to a few years ago there were huge floods on the road at this area...

[Denis Cromie]

The cottages were part of my delivery route when I worked in Blackrock PO. Happy Days

[Micheál]

Thats the Monkstown Stream from Guardian Angels to Monkstown Hospital.

M.

[Rocker]

I read of the recent death of a childhood friend of my mother ..Bep Murphy (nee O'Callaghan),may she rest in peace. Her late husband Tim Murphy had run the Three Tunn Pub in Blackrock...a favourite meeting house for all. I thought I'd look up the history of the Three Tunn and found this interesting list of pub sales from Morrisseys Auctioneers...some great old names from the 50's there.

http://www.morrisseys.ie/history-of-lic ... ansactions

[Snowhite]

Was the Three Tunn pub just down from the church on the same side of the Rd Rocker ?