Tallaght - Resources
St. Maelruain's Church of Ireland
St. Maelruain's Church of Ireland
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Losset
Losset in St. Maelruain's Churchyard
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Ancient tower
Ancient tower at St. Maelruain's Church of Ireland
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Tower Stairs
An external stairs gives access to the first floor of the tower at St. Maelruain's
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St. Maelruain's Cross
St. Maelruain's Cross in St. Maelruain's Churchyard. Also known as Moll Rooney's Loaf and Griddle.
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Oisin Kelly’s grave
Oisin Kelly's grave in St. Maelruain's, Tallaght.
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Evie Hone's headstone
Evie Hone's headstone in St. Maelruain's graveyard, Tallaght.
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Elizabeth Rivers’ grave
Elizabeth Rivers’ grave in St. Maelruain’s Tallaght
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Aerial photo of St. Maelruain’s Church, Tallaght.
Aerial photo of Maelruain’s Church, Tallaght. The remains of the fosse, the ancient curved bank that enclosed St. Maelruain’s Monastery, can be seen at the top of the photo near the L-shaped white building.
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Tallaght Castle in 1770
Beranger's Drawing of Tallaght Castle in 1770. This building is now incorporated into St. Mary's Priory.
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Archbishop's Palace
View of the Archbishop's Palace at Tallaght engraved for William Monck Mason's proposed history of Christ Church Cathedral.
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Tallaght House
Tallaght House became St. Joseph's, the first Priory and is now incorporated into the Retreat House at St. Mary's Priory. Courtesy of Tallaght Historical Society.
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St. Mary's Priory
St. Mary's Priory from the air. The new Retreat House which was built around Tallaght House is towards the top right. Courtesy of Brian MacCormaic.
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Tallaght Castle
Tallaght Castle, incorporated into the Priory buildings.
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Friar's Walk
Friar's Walk in the Priory grounds.
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St. Maelruain's Tree
St. Maelruain's Tree, in the grounds of St. Mary's Priory.
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Former R.I.C. Barracks
The former R.I.C. Barracks at Tallaght
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Fenian Insurrection
The Fenian Insurrection: Conflict with the police under Sub-Inspector Burke at Tallaght near Dublin. From The Illustrated London News.
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Dublin to Blessington Steam Tram
The Dublin to Blessington Steam Tram passing through Tallaght Village
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The Square Shopping Centre
Entrance to the Square Shopping Centre, Tallaght
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IT Tallaght
IT Tallaght by night
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South Dublin County Council's HQ
South Dublin County Council's Headquarters at Tallaght
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Belgard Square
Built on the site of an old 19th century farmhouse known as Virginia House.
(Shelbourne pic courtesy of Henry J Lyons and Partners, Architects)
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South Dublin County Council HQ complex
County Library/ Leabharlann an Chontae, opened in December 1994.
The Civic Theatre/ Amharclann Civic which was opened in March 1999.
RUA RED Opened 2009.
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Tuansgate
Tuansgate, another landmark building is named for a mythological character Tuan Mac Cairill associated with the legend of Parthalon.
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19th Century Cottages
The one nearest the gate is the church sexton’s house and the other is the old Girls’ School.
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Archbishop's Watercourse
Watercourse which formerly flowed into the grounds of the Archbishop’s Palace.
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Archbishop's Bathhouse
Built by Archbishop Fowler in 1778 on the line of the artificial watercourse mentioned previously.
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Dominican Church
In the centre of the lawn to the left is a statue of St. Dominic with a dog at his feet.
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The Dominican Library
Built in 1957
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St. Basil’s Training Centre
St Mary’s National School, opened 1930, now St. Basil’s Training Centre. Next door was the site of the original Tallaght Library which was set up in 1971.
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Former RIC Barracks
Stood on the site now occupied by the Ulster Bank and Tom Maher Auctioneers Ltd
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Katharine Tynan Memorial Park
At its centre is a sculpture by Antoinette Fleming named “The Dancers”. It was installed in 1988 as part of a Village Improvement Scheme.
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Late 19th Century Cottages.
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Victors Sculpture
Carved from limestone by the sculptor Dick Joynt and is called the Victors. The old cross of Tallaght, which disappeared in the 18th century, stood near this site.
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Luas
The Luas terminus is located on the line of the Old Blessington Road, along which ran the Dublin to Blessington Steam Tramway.
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Luas
The Luas terminus is located on the line of the Old Blessington Road, along which ran the Dublin to Blessington Steam Tramway.
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