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Skyline of Central Tallaght. Tallaght (/ ˈ t æ l ə / TAL-ə; Irish: Tamhlacht, IPA: [ˈt̪ˠəul̪ˠəxt̪ˠ]) is a southwestern outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland.The central village area was the site of a monastic settlement from at least the 8th century, which became one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.
Tallaght was founded in AD 769 by Máel Ruain, a leader in the Culdee movement in Ireland.The monastery included Round Towers, which served as bell towers and/or a repository for the relics Mael Ruian had brought with him, reportedly relics of Saints Paul and Peter and hair of the Virgin Mary.
Tallaght Castle (also known as Tallaght House [2] and formerly known as the Archiepiscopal Palace [3]) was a castle in Kilnamanagh, Tallaght, County Dublin, Ireland. [4] It dates from the 14th century. [5] It became an official residence of the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin until 1822. [6] [7] [8] [5] It was taken over by the Dominican ...
In the contemporary period, St. Maelrun is associated with the Oldbawn area of Tallaght; a local primary school is named after the saint, as is a section of houses in the OldBawn area. The local St. Maelruain's Church, Tallaght is a Church of Ireland church in Tallaght village named after the saint located within the Diocese of Dublin and ...
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In 2000 the Studium was moved to St. Saviour's Priory, Dorset Street, Dublin, [6] and The Priory Institute was established in Tallaght. Watchmen Raise Their Voices: A Tallaght Book of Theology was published in 2006 to celebrate 150 years of theological study in the priory in Tallaght. [7] The Institute host the Annual Priory Institute Aquinas ...
The Dublin Mountains Way (Irish: Slí Shléibhte Bhaile Átha Cliath) [4] is a waymarked long-distance trail in the Dublin Mountains, Counties South Dublin and Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. The route is approximately 42 kilometres (26 miles) long and runs from Shankill in the east to Tallaght in the west.
St. Maelruain's Church is a church of the Church of Ireland located in Tallaght, South Dublin in Ireland. The parish is in the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough. It occupies the site of the original Tallaght Monastery. The present-day church was built in 1829 on a grant of £300 by the Board of First Fruits. It replaced an earlier one ...