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County Louth, Ireland
Civil Parishes
Blackrock
descriptions from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837
BLACKROCK, a village, in the parish of HAGGARDSTOWN, barony of UPPER DUNDALK, county of LOUTH, and province of LEINSTER, 2 miles (E.) from Dundalk ; containing 434 inhabitants.
This place is
situated on the bay of Dundalk, and contains about 80 houses, which
are neatly built. The beach is smooth and soft, and peculiarly adapted to
sea-bathing; and, if due accommodation were provided for visitors, it might
become a watering-place of general attraction. It is at present much frequented,
during the summer season, by the farmers of the inland counties, both for
the purposes of bathing and drinking the sea-water. Alexander Shekelton,
Esq., of Dundalk, has a beautiful marine villa here.
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