The Little Book of Blackrock

Did You Know? - Blackrock was known as Newtown until the early seventeenth century, when its name was changed. The old name lives on in Newtownpark. - Blackrock railway station, opened in late 1834, was a stop on the world's first commuter railway line. - The whole village of Williamstown was shifted from one side of the Rock Road to the other in 1909 to facilitate expansion at Blackrock Colleg...