Introductory Talk of the History of Foxrock by Myles Reid of Foxrock Local History Club 

Foxrock, or in Irish, Carrig an tShionnaigh, is in the civil parish of Kill in the barony of Rathdown. It has been recorded in the place names records by Liam Price as ‘Clonkeen now generally called Foxrock and this is quite a modern name’. The placenames record notes that it is also called Cnoch Shionnaigh or anglicised as Knockshinna. The old Gaelic area, which Foxrock is part of, was called Clonkeen. This was part of the wide, flat valley, with the ground rising gently towards the ridges of Rochestown Avenue on the east and Brennanstown, Brighton and Torquay Roads above the N11 on the west. The ‘Clon’ portion of the name Clonkeen tells us that the area was a fertile clearing, a meadow, surrounded by boggy ground, while the ‘caoin’ element points to a pleasant, gentle, and congenial ambience in the valley. The area that we call Foxrock is either the smaller townland area, the wider parish area or the even larger Dublin 18 postal area. To learn more about the area, join Myles Reid from the Foxrock Local History Club. The group held its first meeting in January 1981 and has been giving talks and having outings since. Over the past 44 years they have covered many local topics and general history of the country around us. More information on their website: foxrocklocalhistory.ie 

Meeting room, Deansgrange Library

Max 25 attendees

To book, email deansgrangelib@dlrcoco.ie or (01) 204 7218