Hi Jennifer I see you have been seeking information on this location for quite time I can find no mention to "Back Brook" in or around Dublin, all searches are fairly blank or irrelevant Did your man write the location himself? If not it may have been misheard by whoever did , it may be clearly written it does not mean it exists Have you anything else to suggest that he was from Dublin ? It could be that Back Brook is a local expression but I would have thought it would be recorded somewhere I am sure you have looked but are there any other similar combination location names around Dublin named XXXX Brook ? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) >I would very much appreciate if there is anyone on this list who can tell >me > about 'Back Brook' Dublin. > This is the town /village / location - given by my John Riley /Reilly as > his place of birth in Ireland c.1830. > > It is clearly written on his marriage certificate in New South Wales, > Australia, in 1851.I cannot find any reference to 'Back Brook, Dublin' and > would hope someone more familiar with the Dublin area may be able to help. > > Kind regards, > Jennifer

There is a ROCKBROOK in the Rathfarnham area of Dublin, and perhaps at some stage the "Ba" in "back" was a transcription error and should have been "Ro". Joyce

Hello Nivard, Thank you so much for your response. I have finally come to the conclusion, with the very generous help of yourself and several others on the list, that the location of my John Riley's birth has to be 'Rock Brook' or 'Rockbrook' [South Dublin]. Will take it from there and see what happens next. Cheers, from a Very ... Very Wet Queensland, Jen -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nivard Ovington Sent: Saturday, 8 January 2011 12:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IRL-DUBLIN] Back Brook, Dublin - Help Please. Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)