Rockbrook is a small area in South Dublin

South Dublin

South Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is one of three smaller counties into which County Dublin was divided in 1994. The county seat is Tallaght, the largest suburb of Dublin and the biggest urban centre in the county. Other important centres of population are Lucan and Clondalkin...

. It situated south of Ballyboden

Ballyboden

Ballyboden is a locality within the suburb of Rathfarnham in South Dublin, at the foot of the Dublin mountains between Whitechurch, Ballyroan and Knocklyon....

 on the R116

R116 road

The R116 road is a regional road in Ireland which runs east-west from the N11 at Loughlinstown to the R115 in Ballyboden. It runs through the South of County Dublin for its entire length...

 regional road

Regional road

A regional road in Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route , but nevertheless forming a link in the national route network. There are over 11,600 kilometres of regional roads. Regional roads are numbered with three digit route numbers, prefixed by "R" A regional road in Ireland is a...

, and is the site of the Rockbrook Park School

Rockbrook Park School

Rockbrook Park School is a private secondary school for boys located on Edmonstown Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, Ireland.-History:The school was founded in 1971, first as a Pre-University Centre at 144-116 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, offering repeat Leaving Certs for students. In 1972 they...

boys secondary school.

Located in the village is the Merry Ploughboy public house which has become a popular tourist destination for Irish music and dance. The pub is owned by the Merry Ploughboy traditional music group.