Blackrock, County Louth

Blackrock
Na Creagacha Dubha
Village
Sea front and village
Sea front and village
Blackrock is located in Ireland
Blackrock
Blackrock
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°57′51″N 6°21′55″W / 53.96405°N 6.36514°W / 53.96405; -6.36514
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Louth
Dáil ÉireannLouth
EU ParliamentMidlands–North-West
Population
 (2019)[1][2][a]
Approximately 3,000
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
A91
Telephone area code+353(0)42
Irish Grid ReferenceJ072028

Blackrock (Irish: Na Creagacha Dubha, meaning 'the black rocks')[3] is a seaside village just to the south of Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. The village is in the townland of Haggardstown, in the Barony of Upper Dundalk, and part of the Dundalk metropolitan area. The population of the village is approximately 3,000.[2]

  1. ^ "Tidy Towns: The full list of winners for 2019". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2019. Category D [2,501 to 5,000] Blackrock, Co Louth
  2. ^ a b "History". visitblackrock.ie. Blackrock Tourism and Development Group. Retrieved 6 February 2020. Blackrock is a vibrant small town with over 3,000 inhabitants
  3. ^ "Na Creagacha Dubha / Blackrock". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2020.


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