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South Dublin County CouncilComhairle Chontae Átha Cliath Theas
Getting there:
Luas: Red Line
Dublin Bus: 49, 49A 49N, 50, 50X, 54A, 54N, 56A, 65, 65X, 75, 76, 76B,77, 77A, 77N, 77X, 201, 202
Car: Tallaght is signposted from the national route ways M50, N7 and N81
Hotels:
The Abberley Court Hotel,Tallaght, Dublin 24,
Ireland. Telephone : + 353 1 4596000
Fax : + 353 1 4621000 e-mail : [email protected]
From Monastic Centre to Modern City— Tallaght Town Centre to Tallaght Village
a guided walk
www.southdublincounty.ie
The Plaza Hotel, Belgard Road,
Tallaght, Dublin 24Telephone: + 353 1 462 4200
Fax: + 353 1 462 4600e-mail: [email protected]
South Dublin Libraries — Leabharlanna Chontae Átha Cliath Theas
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24. At the end of the row of cottages is a stone sculpture. Thiswas carved from limestone by the sculptor Dick Joynt and iscalled The Victors. The Old Cross of Tallaght, whichdisappeared in the 18th century, stood near this site.
25. At the rear of the DID premises and Smyth’s toy shop is ahigh earthen embankment overgrown with bushes. A smallnotice on the edge ofthis embankmentdenotes that it is anational monument.
This is known locally as the fosseand is the only remaining part ofthe ancient circular bank and ditchwhich formerly enclosed the 8thcentury monastery of St. Maelruain.
Tallaght and the surrounding area are rich in heritage and history. Aguided walk such as this can only hope to give a flavour of that historyand heritage. Please see www.southdublincountyhistory.ie andwww.southdublincountylocalstudies.ie for more information or visit theLocal Studies Collection at The County Library. For South Dublin Countytourist destinations see www.southdublincountytourism.ie.
Tallaght – the name
The placename Tallaght is derived from the Irish támh leacht, meaninga plague burial place. The earliest mention of Tallaght in recordedhistory is the account of Parthalon in the Annals of the Four Masters.Parthalon, a Greek prince, was one of the early invaders of Ireland. Aplague killed 9,000 of his followers in one week. Their burial place isthought to be Tallaght and its environs and so the place came to benamed Táimleacht Muintire Parthalon, the plague grave of Parthalon’speople. However, the burials which have been found in the Tallaght areaare all normal pre-historic interments, mainly of the Bronze Age, andnothing suggesting a mass grave has so far been recorded here.
Guided WalkDistance: Approximately 2.5kmDuration: The walk can be completed in 1 hour.
However you may wish to linger . . .Map: Centre of booklet, pages 6-7
This walk commences at theLuas Terminus and makes itsway between the SquareShopping Centre and the CivicPlaza which includes CountyHall, Civic Theatre and CountyLibrary.
1. The Luas Red line runsbetween Tallaght and Connolly
in Dublin City. The service commenced in September 2004 and has provento be a great success and a welcome addition to Tallaght’s public transportservices. The Luas terminus is located on the line of the Old Blessington
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Introduction
Road, along which ran the Dublin to Blessington Steam Tramway. The steamtram commenced operations to Blessington in 1888 and was extended toPoulaphouca in 1895. It ceased operations on 31st December 1932.
2. From the Luas terminus can be seen one of Tallaght’s new landmarkbuildings, the tower of Belgard Square, built on the site of an old 19thcentury farmhouse, known as Virginia House. It is one of the new urban styleTown Centre developments being encouraged by South Dublin CountyCouncil. This will eventually provide a modern Town Centre with activestreets and a resident population.
3. The adjoining development behind the inbound platform, "TallaghtCross", is another landmark retail, hotel and apartment development whichwill provide a new Civic Square and entrance to County Library.
At the Civic Plaza . . .
4a. County Hall/Halla an Chontae which was opened in 1994 is theheadquarters of South Dublin County Council. South Dublin County Councilwas formed on 1st January 1994 as a result of local governmentreorganisation within the greater Dublin area.
4b. County Library/Leabharlann an Chontae, opened in December 1994 andoffers a wide range of library and information services to users. The SouthDublin County Local Studies Collection is housed at the County Library.
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occurred during the Fenianrising on 5th March 1867. Onthat night, which had been fixedfor the rising, the Fenians weremoving out to the appointedplace on Tallaght Hill. The largenumber of armed men alarmedthe police in Tallaght who sentwarning to the nearest barracks.There were fourteen constablesand a head constable under Sub-
inspector Burke at Tallaght, and they took up a position outside the barrackswhere they commanded the roads from both Greenhills and Templeogue.The first body of armed men came from Greenhills and, when they cameunder police fire, retreated. Next a party came from Templeogue, and werealso dispersed. After a while a more disciplined body came by the same road,but after shots had been exchanged, also retreated leaving some casualtiesbehind. An old Fenian who died in 1946 left a stirring account of thisengagement. It was bitterly cold and had been snowing heavily, and theFenians suffered much from the severity of the weather. After they had beenscattered by police fire, he got into the Priory grounds and hid in the oldtower for several days, after which he escaped back to Dublin disguised as alay brother.
22. The small pocket park is namedthe Katharine Tynan Memorial Plotin honour of the novelist and poetKatharine Tynan who lived atWhitehall, near Tallaght. The parkwas officially opened by PresidentMary Robinson. At its centre is asculpture by Antoinette Flemingnamed The Dancers. It was installedin 1988 as part of a VillageImprovement Scheme.
23. On the opposite side of the Main Street from the Dominican Priory canbe seen a row of late 19th century cottages and the well-known localhostelry, the Fox’s Covert.
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17. The Dominican Library, built in 1957,houses many rare theological volumes.
18. An Ancient tower,which was built in1324, is the onlyremaining portion ofTallaght Castle. It houses the priory heating system, a small oratoryand has a spiral stone staircase leading to thebattlements on top. Mr Lentaigne, alreadymentioned, restored this remaining medievaltowerhouse which had survived the earlierdemolition.
19. The Retreat House, built in the1960s incorporates the 19thcentury Tallaght House which isconcealed within the modern fabric.
20. St Mary’s National School,opened in 1930 is now thehome of St. Basil’s TrainingCentre. Next door was the siteof the original Tallaght Librarywhich was set up in 1971.
21. The former R.I.C.Barracks stood facingthe old Greenhills Road.It was a single storybuilding with protectivebars on the windows. Itstood a short way backfrom the road on thesite now occupied by the Ulster Bank and Tom Maher Auctioneers Ltd. Thiswas the scene of the engagement known as the Battle of Tallaght which
4c. The Civic Theatre/Amharclann Civic which was opened in March 1999has joined the list of major theatre venues in the greater Dublin area andincludes, as well as the main auditorium, a gallery, a multi-purpose flexiblestudio space, a restaurant and a theatre bar.
4d. The proposed South Dublin County Arts Centre is being developed nextto the County Library, facing the Civic Theatre and the Square Shoppingcentre.
5. Built in 1990, the Square was the first large suburban shopping centre tobe built in Ireland. There is a wide selection of shops, fast food restaurants,cafés and a cinema complex.
6. Tuansgate, another newlandmark building is named for amythological character Tuan MacCairill associated with the legendof Parthalon. Originally he hadbeen son of Starn, brother ofParthalon who led a group ofpeople into Ireland in the verydistant (and fictional) past. Tuanhad lived for a very long time
under many different guises (a salmon, a boar, a stag and an eagle). In thismanner he had witnessed all the great events which had occurred betweenthe arrival in Ireland of Parthalon and the coming of Christianity. Tuanrelayed all this knowledge to St. Finnian, thereby preserving it for posterity.(O'hOgáin, Dáithí. Myth, Legend and Romance).
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14. In the centre of the lawn in front ofSt. Mary’s Church is a stone lineddepression in the ground. This is the siteof the Archbishop’s Bathhouse, built byArchbishop Fowler in 1778 on the line ofthe artificial watercourse formerlymentioned at stage 11.
15. Facing the lawn is the DominicanChurch. The oldest section at the backwas built in 1882 in the Gothic styleand is known as the Father BurkeMemorial Church. Father Burke was afamous 19th century Dominicanpreacher. The modern extension wasadded in 1969 to cater for Tallaght’sgrowing population and won anarchitectural award for thesympathetic way it was incorporatedinto the older building. It was namedfor the Dominican Cardinal MichaelBrown. The gothic main door of theolder church is flanked by two carvedmonks heads. The one on the right is arepresentation of Father Burke.
16. In 1855 the Dominicans,whose history in Ireland goesback to the mid 13th century,founded the Priory of St. Maryon the site of the medievalCastle of Tallaght. TheDominican Order, returningfrom Lisbon, purchased thelands and buildings from MrLentaigne in 1855. They lived in Tallaght House and the towerhouse, sayingmass in a converted farm building attached to the towerhouse. In 1864 theyopened the present priory building, adding extensions in 1901 and 1957.The oldest part of St Mary’s Priory was built in 1864. In the centre of thelawn to the left is a statue of St. Dominic with a dog at his feet.
7. Institute of Technology Tallaght is a third level institute teachingbusiness, science, engineering and humanities. IT Tallaght was establishedunder the aegis of Co. Dublin Vocational Educational Committee and opened
its doors to the first group ofstudents in September 1992.Since January 1993 theInstitute has been anindependent third levelinstitution under theRegional Technical InstitutesAct. The policies and
business of the Institute are overseen by a statutory Governing Body. Nearbyis the Dublin West Education Centre which provides training, developmentand support for teachers and the wider school community of west Dublin.
8. St. Maelruain’s Church,graveyard and tower arebuilt on the site of themonastery founded by St.Maelruain in the 8th century.It is worth noting that theroad takes the curve of thebank and fosse whichsurrounded the ancientmonastery. The monasterywas a centre of learning andpiety and was particularlyassociated with the Céli Déspiritual reform movement. It was such an important institution that it andthe monastery at Finglas were known as the "two eyes of Ireland". St. Aengus,an Ulsterman, was one of the most illustrious of the Céli Dé and devotedhimself to the religious life. Wherever he went he was accompanied by aband of followers who distracted him from his devotions. He secretlytravelled to the monastery at Tallaght where he was not known and enrolledas a lay brother. He remained unknown for many years until his identity wasdiscovered by Maelruain. They later wrote the Martyrology of Tallaghttogether and St. Aengus also wrote a calendar of saints known as the Féilireof Aengus. The present day church was designed by the architect Semple in1829 while the tower was formerly attached to an older church which wasdemolished in 1820.
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10. The building which now serves as Fanagan’s funeral home was Tallaght’sGarda barracks until replaced by the new building at Belgard Walk.
11. Next to the Tallaght Centre for theUnemployed is a low section of wall. Over thiswall at the base of the higher wall can be seen avaulted opening. This vaulted section was portionof a watercourse which formerly flowed into thegrounds of the Archbishop’s Palace. TheArchbishop’s Palace stood within what is now thegrounds of St. Mary’s Priory.
12. Near the top of the wall betweenthe Dragon Inn and the DominicanPriory, a plaque can be seencommemorating the Fenian Risingwhich took place in Tallaght in 1867.The Fenian movement, founded in theUnited States in 1858 was arepublican movement dedicated tothe use of physical force to secureindependence for Ireland. (see stage 21).
13. The lands of St Mary’sPriory are something of anarchitectural palimpsest. Acastle was built on the site bythe Anglo-Normans in 1324 todefend their town from the Irishtribes in the adjacent mountainterritory. The castle graduallybecame delapidated and wasdemolished in 1729. Much ofthe land in the Tallaght area was
under the control of the Archbishop of Dublin and through leasing providedincome for the church. In place of the castle, a Palace was built as a countryresidence by Archbishop Hoadley, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin.This building lasted for almost 100 years. It was in turn demolished to makeway for a mansion, Tallaght House, built in 1820 by Major Palmer, InspectorGeneral of Prisons in Ireland. He sold the mansion and lands to Mr Lentaigne,who succeeded him in his position as Inspector of Prisons.
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An annual pattern or festival in honour of St. Maelruain was held here fromthe time of the saint’s death in 792 down to 1874 when it had degeneratedinto an occasion for drinking and brawling, and was discontinued throughthe influence of the clergy. At that time the pattern was devoid of anyreligious tradition and the people were under the impression that MollRooney was a female saint.
8a. Within the churchyard is St. Maelruain’s Cross,a small ancient cross set in a pedestal which isfirmly fixed in a circular granite base resembling amillstone. The cross and base were formerly knownas Moll Rooney’s loaf and griddle.
8b. Also within the churchyard, to the left insidethe churchyard gate, is St. Maelruain’s Losset, awide and shallowgranite stone troughor font. Losat is anOld Irish word for awooden trough usedin former times forkneading bread. It islikely that the country people named the font fromits similarity in shape to the lossets which theyused in their homes.
8c. The graves of George Otto Simms, formerPrimate of All Ireland, an expert on the Book ofKells and of renowned artists Oisin Kelly, ElizabethRivers and Evie Hone are in the new graveyard at St.Maelruain’s.
9. Two beautiful 19thcentury cottages arelocated next to thegate of St. Maelruain’sChurch. The onenearest the gate is thechurch sexton’s houseand the other was theold Girls’ School.
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1. The Luas Terminus2. Belgard Square development3. Tallaght Cross development4a. County Hall / Halla an Chontae4b. County Library / Leabharlann an Chontae4c. The Civic Theatre / Amharclann Civic4d. Proposed South Dublin County Arts Centre 5. The Square Shopping Centre
6. Tuansgate7. Institute of Technology Tallaght8. St. Maelruain’s Church, Graveyard and Tower8a. St. Maelruain’s Cross8b. St. Maelruain’s Losset8c. St. Maelruain’s New Graveyard9. Sexton’s House and former Girls’ School10. Fanagan’s Funeral Home, former Garda Barracks
11. Remains of Watercourse12. Plaque commemorating the Fenian Rising13. St. Mary’s Church14. Site of the Archbishop’s Bathhouse15. Father Burke Memorial Church16. St. Mary’s Priory17. Dominican Library18. 14th Century Tower
19. Retreat House20. St. Basil’s Training Centre21. Former R.I.C. Barracks22. Katharine Tynan Memorial Plot23. Late 19th Century Cottages24. Site of the Old Cross of Tallaght25. Remains of Fosse of
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1. The Luas Terminus2. Belgard Square development3. Tallaght Cross development4a. County Hall / Halla an Chontae4b. County Library / Leabharlann an Chontae4c. The Civic Theatre / Amharclann Civic4d. Proposed South Dublin County Arts Centre 5. The Square Shopping Centre
6. Tuansgate7. Institute of Technology Tallaght8. St. Maelruain’s Church, Graveyard and Tower8a. St. Maelruain’s Cross8b. St. Maelruain’s Losset8c. St. Maelruain’s New Graveyard9. Sexton’s House and former Girls’ School10. Fanagan’s Funeral Home, former Garda Barracks
11. Remains of Watercourse12. Plaque commemorating the Fenian Rising13. St. Mary’s Church14. Site of the Archbishop’s Bathhouse15. Father Burke Memorial Church16. St. Mary’s Priory17. Dominican Library18. 14th Century Tower
19. Retreat House20. St. Basil’s Training Centre21. Former R.I.C. Barracks22. Katharine Tynan Memorial Plot23. Late 19th Century Cottages24. Site of the Old Cross of Tallaght25. Remains of Fosse of
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10. The building which now serves as Fanagan’s funeral home was Tallaght’sGarda barracks until replaced by the new building at Belgard Walk.
11. Next to the Tallaght Centre for theUnemployed is a low section of wall. Over thiswall at the base of the higher wall can be seen avaulted opening. This vaulted section was portionof a watercourse which formerly flowed into thegrounds of the Archbishop’s Palace. TheArchbishop’s Palace stood within what is now thegrounds of St. Mary’s Priory.
12. Near the top of the wall betweenthe Dragon Inn and the DominicanPriory, a plaque can be seencommemorating the Fenian Risingwhich took place in Tallaght in 1867.The Fenian movement, founded in theUnited States in 1858 was arepublican movement dedicated tothe use of physical force to secureindependence for Ireland. (see stage 21).
13. The lands of St Mary’sPriory are something of anarchitectural palimpsest. Acastle was built on the site bythe Anglo-Normans in 1324 todefend their town from the Irishtribes in the adjacent mountainterritory. The castle graduallybecame delapidated and wasdemolished in 1729. Much ofthe land in the Tallaght area was
under the control of the Archbishop of Dublin and through leasing providedincome for the church. In place of the castle, a Palace was built as a countryresidence by Archbishop Hoadley, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin.This building lasted for almost 100 years. It was in turn demolished to makeway for a mansion, Tallaght House, built in 1820 by Major Palmer, InspectorGeneral of Prisons in Ireland. He sold the mansion and lands to Mr Lentaigne,who succeeded him in his position as Inspector of Prisons.
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An annual pattern or festival in honour of St. Maelruain was held here fromthe time of the saint’s death in 792 down to 1874 when it had degeneratedinto an occasion for drinking and brawling, and was discontinued throughthe influence of the clergy. At that time the pattern was devoid of anyreligious tradition and the people were under the impression that MollRooney was a female saint.
8a. Within the churchyard is St. Maelruain’s Cross,a small ancient cross set in a pedestal which isfirmly fixed in a circular granite base resembling amillstone. The cross and base were formerly knownas Moll Rooney’s loaf and griddle.
8b. Also within the churchyard, to the left insidethe churchyard gate, is St. Maelruain’s Losset, awide and shallowgranite stone troughor font. Losat is anOld Irish word for awooden trough usedin former times forkneading bread. It islikely that the country people named the font fromits similarity in shape to the lossets which theyused in their homes.
8c. The graves of George Otto Simms, formerPrimate of All Ireland, an expert on the Book ofKells and of renowned artists Oisin Kelly, ElizabethRivers and Evie Hone are in the new graveyard at St.Maelruain’s.
9. Two beautiful 19thcentury cottages arelocated next to thegate of St. Maelruain’sChurch. The onenearest the gate is thechurch sexton’s houseand the other was theold Girls’ School.
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14. In the centre of the lawn in front ofSt. Mary’s Church is a stone lineddepression in the ground. This is the siteof the Archbishop’s Bathhouse, built byArchbishop Fowler in 1778 on the line ofthe artificial watercourse formerlymentioned at stage 11.
15. Facing the lawn is the DominicanChurch. The oldest section at the backwas built in 1882 in the Gothic styleand is known as the Father BurkeMemorial Church. Father Burke was afamous 19th century Dominicanpreacher. The modern extension wasadded in 1969 to cater for Tallaght’sgrowing population and won anarchitectural award for thesympathetic way it was incorporatedinto the older building. It was namedfor the Dominican Cardinal MichaelBrown. The gothic main door of theolder church is flanked by two carvedmonks heads. The one on the right is arepresentation of Father Burke.
16. In 1855 the Dominicans,whose history in Ireland goesback to the mid 13th century,founded the Priory of St. Maryon the site of the medievalCastle of Tallaght. TheDominican Order, returningfrom Lisbon, purchased thelands and buildings from MrLentaigne in 1855. They lived in Tallaght House and the towerhouse, sayingmass in a converted farm building attached to the towerhouse. In 1864 theyopened the present priory building, adding extensions in 1901 and 1957.The oldest part of St Mary’s Priory was built in 1864. In the centre of thelawn to the left is a statue of St. Dominic with a dog at his feet.
7. Institute of Technology Tallaght is a third level institute teachingbusiness, science, engineering and humanities. IT Tallaght was establishedunder the aegis of Co. Dublin Vocational Educational Committee and opened
its doors to the first group ofstudents in September 1992.Since January 1993 theInstitute has been anindependent third levelinstitution under theRegional Technical InstitutesAct. The policies and
business of the Institute are overseen by a statutory Governing Body. Nearbyis the Dublin West Education Centre which provides training, developmentand support for teachers and the wider school community of west Dublin.
8. St. Maelruain’s Church,graveyard and tower arebuilt on the site of themonastery founded by St.Maelruain in the 8th century.It is worth noting that theroad takes the curve of thebank and fosse whichsurrounded the ancientmonastery. The monasterywas a centre of learning andpiety and was particularlyassociated with the Céli Déspiritual reform movement. It was such an important institution that it andthe monastery at Finglas were known as the "two eyes of Ireland". St. Aengus,an Ulsterman, was one of the most illustrious of the Céli Dé and devotedhimself to the religious life. Wherever he went he was accompanied by aband of followers who distracted him from his devotions. He secretlytravelled to the monastery at Tallaght where he was not known and enrolledas a lay brother. He remained unknown for many years until his identity wasdiscovered by Maelruain. They later wrote the Martyrology of Tallaghttogether and St. Aengus also wrote a calendar of saints known as the Féilireof Aengus. The present day church was designed by the architect Semple in1829 while the tower was formerly attached to an older church which wasdemolished in 1820.
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17. The Dominican Library, built in 1957,houses many rare theological volumes.
18. An Ancient tower,which was built in1324, is the onlyremaining portion ofTallaght Castle. It houses the priory heating system, a small oratoryand has a spiral stone staircase leading to thebattlements on top. Mr Lentaigne, alreadymentioned, restored this remaining medievaltowerhouse which had survived the earlierdemolition.
19. The Retreat House, built in the1960s incorporates the 19thcentury Tallaght House which isconcealed within the modern fabric.
20. St Mary’s National School,opened in 1930 is now thehome of St. Basil’s TrainingCentre. Next door was the siteof the original Tallaght Librarywhich was set up in 1971.
21. The former R.I.C.Barracks stood facingthe old Greenhills Road.It was a single storybuilding with protectivebars on the windows. Itstood a short way backfrom the road on thesite now occupied by the Ulster Bank and Tom Maher Auctioneers Ltd. Thiswas the scene of the engagement known as the Battle of Tallaght which
4c. The Civic Theatre/Amharclann Civic which was opened in March 1999has joined the list of major theatre venues in the greater Dublin area andincludes, as well as the main auditorium, a gallery, a multi-purpose flexiblestudio space, a restaurant and a theatre bar.
4d. The proposed South Dublin County Arts Centre is being developed nextto the County Library, facing the Civic Theatre and the Square Shoppingcentre.
5. Built in 1990, the Square was the first large suburban shopping centre tobe built in Ireland. There is a wide selection of shops, fast food restaurants,cafés and a cinema complex.
6. Tuansgate, another newlandmark building is named for amythological character Tuan MacCairill associated with the legendof Parthalon. Originally he hadbeen son of Starn, brother ofParthalon who led a group ofpeople into Ireland in the verydistant (and fictional) past. Tuanhad lived for a very long time
under many different guises (a salmon, a boar, a stag and an eagle). In thismanner he had witnessed all the great events which had occurred betweenthe arrival in Ireland of Parthalon and the coming of Christianity. Tuanrelayed all this knowledge to St. Finnian, thereby preserving it for posterity.(O'hOgáin, Dáithí. Myth, Legend and Romance).
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Road, along which ran the Dublin to Blessington Steam Tramway. The steamtram commenced operations to Blessington in 1888 and was extended toPoulaphouca in 1895. It ceased operations on 31st December 1932.
2. From the Luas terminus can be seen one of Tallaght’s new landmarkbuildings, the tower of Belgard Square, built on the site of an old 19thcentury farmhouse, known as Virginia House. It is one of the new urban styleTown Centre developments being encouraged by South Dublin CountyCouncil. This will eventually provide a modern Town Centre with activestreets and a resident population.
3. The adjoining development behind the inbound platform, "TallaghtCross", is another landmark retail, hotel and apartment development whichwill provide a new Civic Square and entrance to County Library.
At the Civic Plaza . . .
4a. County Hall/Halla an Chontae which was opened in 1994 is theheadquarters of South Dublin County Council. South Dublin County Councilwas formed on 1st January 1994 as a result of local governmentreorganisation within the greater Dublin area.
4b. County Library/Leabharlann an Chontae, opened in December 1994 andoffers a wide range of library and information services to users. The SouthDublin County Local Studies Collection is housed at the County Library.
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occurred during the Fenianrising on 5th March 1867. Onthat night, which had been fixedfor the rising, the Fenians weremoving out to the appointedplace on Tallaght Hill. The largenumber of armed men alarmedthe police in Tallaght who sentwarning to the nearest barracks.There were fourteen constablesand a head constable under Sub-
inspector Burke at Tallaght, and they took up a position outside the barrackswhere they commanded the roads from both Greenhills and Templeogue.The first body of armed men came from Greenhills and, when they cameunder police fire, retreated. Next a party came from Templeogue, and werealso dispersed. After a while a more disciplined body came by the same road,but after shots had been exchanged, also retreated leaving some casualtiesbehind. An old Fenian who died in 1946 left a stirring account of thisengagement. It was bitterly cold and had been snowing heavily, and theFenians suffered much from the severity of the weather. After they had beenscattered by police fire, he got into the Priory grounds and hid in the oldtower for several days, after which he escaped back to Dublin disguised as alay brother.
22. The small pocket park is namedthe Katharine Tynan Memorial Plotin honour of the novelist and poetKatharine Tynan who lived atWhitehall, near Tallaght. The parkwas officially opened by PresidentMary Robinson. At its centre is asculpture by Antoinette Flemingnamed The Dancers. It was installedin 1988 as part of a VillageImprovement Scheme.
23. On the opposite side of the Main Street from the Dominican Priory canbe seen a row of late 19th century cottages and the well-known localhostelry, the Fox’s Covert.
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24. At the end of the row of cottages is a stone sculpture. Thiswas carved from limestone by the sculptor Dick Joynt and iscalled The Victors. The Old Cross of Tallaght, whichdisappeared in the 18th century, stood near this site.
25. At the rear of the DID premises and Smyth’s toy shop is ahigh earthen embankment overgrown with bushes. A smallnotice on the edge ofthis embankmentdenotes that it is anational monument.
This is known locally as the fosseand is the only remaining part ofthe ancient circular bank and ditchwhich formerly enclosed the 8thcentury monastery of St. Maelruain.
Tallaght and the surrounding area are rich in heritage and history. Aguided walk such as this can only hope to give a flavour of that historyand heritage. Please see www.southdublincountyhistory.ie andwww.southdublincountylocalstudies.ie for more information or visit theLocal Studies Collection at The County Library. For South Dublin Countytourist destinations see www.southdublincountytourism.ie.
Tallaght – the name
The placename Tallaght is derived from the Irish támh leacht, meaninga plague burial place. The earliest mention of Tallaght in recordedhistory is the account of Parthalon in the Annals of the Four Masters.Parthalon, a Greek prince, was one of the early invaders of Ireland. Aplague killed 9,000 of his followers in one week. Their burial place isthought to be Tallaght and its environs and so the place came to benamed Táimleacht Muintire Parthalon, the plague grave of Parthalon’speople. However, the burials which have been found in the Tallaght areaare all normal pre-historic interments, mainly of the Bronze Age, andnothing suggesting a mass grave has so far been recorded here.
Guided WalkDistance: Approximately 2.5kmDuration: The walk can be completed in 1 hour.
However you may wish to linger . . .Map: Centre of booklet, pages 6-7
This walk commences at theLuas Terminus and makes itsway between the SquareShopping Centre and the CivicPlaza which includes CountyHall, Civic Theatre and CountyLibrary.
1. The Luas Red line runsbetween Tallaght and Connolly
in Dublin City. The service commenced in September 2004 and has provento be a great success and a welcome addition to Tallaght’s public transportservices. The Luas terminus is located on the line of the Old Blessington
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Introduction
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Getting there:
Luas: Red Line
Dublin Bus: 49, 49A 49N, 50, 50X, 54A, 54N, 56A, 65, 65X, 75, 76, 76B,77, 77A, 77N, 77X, 201, 202
Car: Tallaght is signposted from the national route ways M50, N7 and N81
Hotels:
The Abberley Court Hotel,Tallaght, Dublin 24,
Ireland. Telephone : + 353 1 4596000
Fax : + 353 1 4621000 e-mail : [email protected]
From Monastic Centre to Modern City— Tallaght Town Centre to Tallaght Village
a guided walk
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The Plaza Hotel, Belgard Road,
Tallaght, Dublin 24Telephone: + 353 1 462 4200
Fax: + 353 1 462 4600e-mail: [email protected]
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