Tallaght ( ; , ) is a southwestern outer suburb of

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, 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. Up to the 1960s, Tallaght was a small village in the old

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, linked to several nearby rural areas which were part of the large

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of the same name—the local council estimates the population then to be 2,500.Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland: County Development Plan 2004-2010, p. 78 Suburban development began in the 1970s and a "town centre" area has been developing since the late 1980s. There is no legal definition of the boundaries of Tallaght, but the 13 electoral divisions known as "Tallaght" followed by the name of a locality have, according to the 2022 census, a population of 81,022, up from 76,119 over six years. This makes Tallaght the largest settlement on the island without

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, however there have been calls in recent years for it to be declared one. The village core of the district is located north of, and near to, the

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, and parts of the broader area within South Dublin are close to the borders of Dublin City,

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and

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. Several streams flow in the area, notably the Jobstown or Tallaght Stream (a tributary of the Dodder), and the Fettercairn Stream (a tributary of the

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), while the Tymon River, the main component of the

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( Liffey tributary), rises in Cookstown, near Fettercairn. Tallaght is also the name of an extensive civil parish, which includes other areas of southern and southwestern Dublin, from Templeogue to Ballinascorney in the mountains. A book about the civil parish was published in the 19th century, ''The History and Antiquities of Tallaght in the County of Dublin'', written by William Domville Handcock.

Etymology

The place-name ''Tallaght'' is said to derive from ''támh-leacht'', meaning "

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" in Irish, and consisting of "támh", meaning plague, and "leacht", meaning grave or memorial stone. The earliest mention of a Tallaght is in ''

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'' ("The Book Of Invasions"), and is there linked to Parthalón, said to be the leader of an early invasion of Ireland. He and many of his followers were said to have died of the plague. The burials that have been found in the Tallaght area, however, are all normal pre-historic interments, mainly from the

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, and nothing suggesting a mass grave has so far been recorded here. The

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record the legendary event as follows: : Naoi mile do ecc fri h-aoin-sechtmain do muinter Parthaloin for Shenmhaigh Ealta Eadoir .i. cúig míle d'feroibh, & ceithre míle do mnáibh. Conadh de sin ata Taimhleacht Muintere Parthalain. Trí ced bliadhain ro caithsiot i n-Erinn." In translation: : "Nine thousand of Parthalón's people died in one week on Sean Mhagh Ealta Edair, namely, five thousand men, and four thousand women. Whence is named Taimhleacht Muintire Parthalóin. They had passed three hundred years in Ireland." The name in Irish, Tamhlacht, is found at other places, such as Tamlaght in Magherafelt District,

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, though the mention of Eadoir, probably Binn Éadair (

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) in the passage below, suggests that Tallaght is the more likely location for this tale. Places near Tallaght featured in the ancient legends of the

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, a band of warriors that roamed the country and fought for the

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at Tara. In

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's ''Gods and Fighting Men'', mention is made of, in particular, Gleann na Smól: in Chapter 12 "The Red Woman", on a misty morning, Fionn says to his Fians, ''"Make yourselves ready, and we will go hunting to Gleann-na-Smol"''. There they meet Niamh of the Golden Hair, who chose

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from among all the Fianna to be her husband, told him to come with her on her fairy horse, after which they rode over the land to the sea and across the waves to the land of

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History

8th to 12th centuries

With the foundation of the monastery of Tallaght by St. Maelruain in AD 769, there is a more reliable record of the area's early history. The monastery was a centre of learning and piety, particularly associated with the

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spiritual reform movement. It was such an important institution that it and the monastery at

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were known as the "two eyes of Ireland". St.

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, an Ulsterman, was one of the most illustrious of the Céli Dé and devoted himself to the religious life. Wherever he went, he was accompanied by a band of followers who distracted him from his devotions. He secretly travelled to the monastery at Tallaght where he was not known and enrolled as a lay brother. He remained unknown for many years until his identity was discovered by Maeilruain. They may have written the ''

Martyrology of Tallaght The ''Martyrology of Tallaght'', which is closely related to the ''Félire Óengusso'' or ''Martyrology of Óengus the Culdee'', is an eighth- or ninth-century Irish-language martyrology, a list of saints and their feast days assembled by Mael ...

'' together, and St Aengus also wrote a calendar of saints known as the '' Félire Óengusso'' ("

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of Aengus"). St. Maelruain died on 7 July 792 and was buried in Tallaght. The influence of the monastery continued after his death, as can be judged by the fact that, in 806, the monks of Tallaght were able to prevent the holding of the Tailteann Games, because of some infringement of their rights. In AD 811, the monastery was devastated by the

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s but the destruction was not permanent and the annals of the monastery continued to be recorded for several following centuries. After the Anglo-Norman invasion in 1179, Tallaght and its appurtenances were confirmed to the Diocese of Dublin and became the property of the

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. The complete disappearance of every trace of what must have been an extensive and well-organised monastic settlement can only be accounted for by the subsequent history of the place, the erection and demolition of defensive walls and castles, and the incessant warfare and destruction that lasted for hundreds of years.

13th to 20th centuries

Throughout the greater part of the 13th century a state of comparative peace existed at Tallaght, but subsequently, the

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and O'Tooles, in what would become

, took offensive action and were joined by many of the Archbishop's tenants. As a result of this the land was not tilled, the pastures were not stocked and the holdings were deserted. In 1310 the bailiffs of Tallaght got a royal grant to enclose the town. No trace of these defensive walls survive and there is no evidence of their exact location, except, perhaps, for the name of the Watergate Bridge which spans the

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on the Oldbawn Road. The continuation of such raids prompted the construction, in 1324, of

Tallaght Castle Tallaght Castle (also known as Tallaght House and formerly known as the Archiepiscopal Palace) was a castle in Kilnamanagh, Tallaght, County Dublin, Ireland. It dates from the 14th century. It became an official residence of the Church of Ire ...

, and it was finished sometime before 1349. Tallaght had become an important defensive site on the edge of

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. A century later the castle was reported to be in need of repair. The 17th and 18th centuries brought many changes to Tallaght. Many mills were built along the Dodder and this brought new prosperity to the broad area, which saw the building of many houses. When Archbishop Hoadley replaced Archbishop King in 1729 he found the castle in ruins and had it demolished, building himself a

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at a cost of £2,500. By 1821 the palace too had fallen into ruin and an Act of Parliament was passed which stated that it was unfit for habitation. The following year it was sold to Major Palmer, Inspector General of Prisons, who pulled the palace down and used the materials to build his mansion, Tallaght House, as well as a schoolhouse and several cottages. Parts of Tallaght House, including one tower, were incorporated into St Joseph's Retreat House, situated on the grounds of St Mary's Priory; the rest was demolished. That tower contains a spiral staircase and was originally four storeys high but is now reduced internally to two. Attached to the castle was a long building that was used in the archbishop's time as a brewery and later as a granary and stables. When the

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came, it was converted into a chapel and was used as such until 1883, when the new church dedicated to Fr Tom Burke (now the older part of the parish church) was built. The Dominicans came to Tallaght in 1855/6 and soon established a priory that was also a seminary for the formation of Dominicans in Ireland and on missions in

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, and elsewhere. The cramped accommodation of Tallaght house was replaced by the austere priory in phases of 1864, 1903 and again in 1957. The work that goes on in these buildings is various: St Joseph's retreat house, the Tallaght parish, St Catherine's counselling centre, at least two publishing enterprises, individual writing and international research in several domains. The grounds of the Priory, the old palace gardens, still retain older features such as the Archbishop's bathhouse, the Friar's Walk and St. Maelruain's Tree, a Persian walnut of the eighteenth century. Along an old road from Clondalkin to Tallaght were the Commons of Tallaght, an area which had been enclosed in 1829. On these

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, horse races were frequently held until the mid to late 1800s. The old constabulary barracks on the main street were the scene of the engagement known as the 'Battle of Tallaght', which occurred during the

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on 5 March 1867. On that night the

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s moved out to assemble at the appointed place on Tallaght Hill. The large number of armed men alarmed the police in Tallaght who sent a warning to the nearest barracks. There were fourteen constables and a head constable under Sub-inspector Burke at Tallaght, and they took up a position outside the barracks where they commanded the roads from both Greenhills and

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. The first body of armed men came from Greenhills and, when they came under police fire, retreated. Next, a party came from Templeogue and was also dispersed. In 1936 a skeleton, sword-bayonet and water bottle were found in a hollow tree stump near Terenure. It is thought that these were the remains of one of the Fenians who had taken refuge there after the Battle of Tallaght and either died of his wounds or was frozen to death. Tallaght village with steam tram in 1907

Tallaght village with steam tram in 1907

In 1888 the

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opened and it passed through Tallaght Village. This provided a new means of transporting goods and also brought day-trippers from the city.

Modern development

While no plan was formally adopted, Tallaght was laid out as a

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, as set out in the 1967 Myles Wright masterplan for

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(this proposed four self-contained "new towns" - at Tallaght,

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and

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- around Dublin, all of which were, at that time, villages surrounded by extensive open lands, with some small settlements). Many of the social and cultural proposals in this plan were ignored by the Dublin local authorities, and contrary to planners' suggestions, Tallaght and the other "new towns" were not provided with adequate facilities. Characterised by the same problems associated with poorly planned fringe areas of many European cities, during the 1970s and 1980s Tallaght became synonymous with suburban mismanagement. While it was absorbed into the larger suburban area of Dublin (including being included in the postal district

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in the 1980s), Tallaght has developed a distinctive identity, arising largely from its rapid growth during recent decades, and now has active local arts, cultural, sports, and economic scene. Tallaght's Civic Square contains the seat of the local authority, County Hall, a modern and well-equipped library facility, a theatre building and a "cutting edge" 4-storey arts centre named "Rua Red" (which opened on 5 February 2009). This facility offers activities in the areas of music, dancing, art, drama and literature. Along with other local libraries and arts groups, it also has another theatre building and a homegrown youth theatre company. It is also the home to the Tallaght Swim Team, Tallaght Rugby Club, the

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, and several martial arts schools and

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clubs.

Chronology

769 __NOTOC__ Year 769 ( DCCLXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 769 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europ ...

: Saint Maelruain's monastery founded. *

792 __NOTOC__ Year 792 ( DCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 792nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 792nd year of the 1st millennium, the 92nd year of the 8th century, and the 3r ...

: ''AI792.1 Kl. Mael Rúain, bishop of Tamlachta, ested'' * 811: Saint Maelruain's monastery was devastated by the

s. *

824 __NOTOC__ Year 824 ( DCCCXXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. Events By date * February 8 – The Tenchō era begins in Japan at the beginning of the reign of the Emperor Junna, bringing an end to the ...

: "Tamlachta of Mael Ruain plundered by the community of Cell Dara.'' *

1179 Year 1179 ( MCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Levant * April 10 – A Crusader army, led by King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem ("the Leper"), is ambushed by Muslim forces in a narrow ...

: Tallaght and its hinterland, previously within the Diocese of Glendalough, were confirmed as holdings of the

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. *

1310 Year 1310 ( MCCCX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. Events January – March * January 19 – General Malik Kafur of the Delhi Sultanate begins the siege of Warangal, capital of the Kakatiya kingdom in ...

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s of Tallaght given royal grant to enclose the town. *

1324 Year 1324 (Roman numerals, MCCCXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. Events January – March * January 3 – The Taiding Era begins in China three months after Yesün Temür (Yuan dynasty), Borjigin Yes� ...

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begins the building of Tallaght Castle. *

1331 Year 1331 ( MCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. Events September–December * September 8 – Stefan Dušan declares himself king of Serbia. * September 27 – Battle of Płowce: The German ...

1332 Year 1332 ( MCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. Events * February 18 – Amda Seyon I, Emperor of Ethiopia, begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces (possibly in 1329). * August 10&ndash ...

; Tallaght Castle plundered by O'Toole of Imaile. *

1378 Year 1378 (Roman numerals, MCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * January – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, visits his nephew Charles V of France in Paris, to celebr ...

: Mathew, son of Redmond

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, takes up station at Tallaght Castle to resist the O'Byrnes. *

1540 Year 1540 ( MDXL) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. Events January–March * January 6 – King Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort; the marriage lasts six months. * February 1 ...

: O'Tooles invade, and devastate Tallaght Castle and surrounding manors. *

1635 Events January–March * January 23 – 1635 Capture of Tortuga: The Spanish Navy captures the Caribbean island of Tortuga off of the coast of Haiti after a three-day battle against the English and French Navy. * January 25 & ...

: Old Bawn House was built. *

1729 Events January–March * January 8 – Frederick, the eldest son of King George II of Great Britain is made Prince of Wales at the age of 21, a few months after he comes to Britain for the first time after growing up in Hanover ...

: Tallaght Castle demolished; Archbishop's Palace built by Archbishop Hoadley. *

1822 Events January–March * January 1 – The Greek Constitution of 1822 is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus. * January 3 – The famous French explorer, Aimé Bonpland, is imprisoned in Paraguay on charges of espionage. ...

: Archbishop's Palace was demolished by Major Palmer, who then builds Tallaght House. *

1829 Events January–March * January 19 – August Klingemann's adaptation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's '' Faust'' premieres in Braunschweig. * February 27 – Battle of Tarqui: Troops of Gran Colombia and Peru battle to a draw. * Marc ...

: Modern

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parish created. *

1856 Events January–March * January 8 – Borax deposits are discovered in large quantities by John Veatch in California. * January 23 – The American sidewheel steamer SS ''Pacific'' leaves Liverpool (England) for a transatl ...

: Tallaght House is sold to the Dominicans. *

1864 Events January * January 13 – American songwriter Stephen Foster ("Oh! Susanna", "Old Folks at Home") dies aged 37 in New York City, leaving a scrap of paper reading "Dear friends and gentle hearts". His parlor song "Beautiful Dream ...

: Saint Mary's Priory was built. *

1867 There were only 354 days this year in the newly purchased territory of Alaska. When the territory transferred from the Russian Empire to the United States, the calendric transition from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar was made with only 1 ...

: Battle of Tallaght fought in March. 2 July 1882, Tom Bourke O.P. dies. *

1883 Events January * January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States. * January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people. * January 16 – ...

: New Priory Church built. *

1888 Events January * January 3 – The great telescope (with an objective lens of diameter) at Lick Observatory in California is first used. * January 12 – The Schoolhouse Blizzard hits Dakota Territory and the states of Montana, M ...

: The

commences operation, passing through Tallaght village. *

1903 Events January * January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India. * January 10 – The Aceh Sultanate was fully annexed by the Dutch forces, deposing the last sultan, marking the end of the Aceh War that have lasted for al ...

: New wing was built at the Priory, connecting Priory and the church *

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

: New retreat house built at the Priory, enclosing Tallaght House. *

: Michael Cardinal Browne buried in Tallaght Dominican church *

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

: Public library, at Castletymon, opened in June. *

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

Alan Dukes Alan Martin Dukes (born April 1945) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Minister for Transport, Energy and Communication from 1996 to 1997, leader of the Opposition and leader of Fine Gael from 1987 to 1990, Minister for Just ...

outlines the '' Tallaght Strategy'' to the Tallaght Chamber of Commerce. *

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

The Square shopping centre The Square Tallaght is a shopping centre located in Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland, opened in 1990. It is located 10 minutes from junction 11 of the M50 motorway on the Belgard Road (the R113 road) and the N81 road. The centre comprises 53,000&n ...

opens. *

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

Institute of Technology, Tallaght The Institute of Technology Tallaght (also known as ITT or IT Tallaght) ( Irish: ''Institiúid Teicneolaíochta, Tamhlacht)'' was a third-level institution in Tallaght, the largest suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Established in 1992, IT Tallaght ...

opens. *

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

South Dublin County Council South Dublin County Council () is the local authority of the county of South Dublin, Ireland. It is one of three local authorities created by the Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993 to succeed the former Dublin County Council before its abolitio ...

comes into existence, with new headquarters at Tallaght; Tallaght Youth Theatre is founded; Tallaght's second public library, situated beside the South Dublin County Council offices, opened in December. *

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

: Tallaght Theatre is officially opened, on Greenhill's Road in Kilnamanagh. *

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

Tallaght Hospital The Tallaght University Hospital () is a teaching hospital in County Dublin, Ireland. Its academic partner is the Trinity College Dublin. It is managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group. History The hospital, which was designed by Robinson Kee ...

opens. *

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

: Civic Theatre opens adjacent to County Council headquarters in Tallaght centre. *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

: The Red Line of the

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light rail system opens, connecting central Tallaght to

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and

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in Dublin City. *

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

: Extensive rebuilding of Tallaght's main library is completed; the first attempt to design a flag specifically for Tallaght results in An Bratach Fulaingt (The Suffering Flag), created as part of a Tallaght Youth Theatre project on citizenship. *

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

: The County Arts Centre, Rua Red, is opened; completion of Tallaght Stadium; An Bratach Fulaingt is utilised in a performance by Tallaght Youth Theatre at the Rua Red Arts Centre. *

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

: On 15 September

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hosted

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in what was the first

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group stage game to contain an Irish team. This game took place in the

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which would host 2 more games in the group stage. *

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: An Bhratach Aontacht Thamlachta (The Unity Flag of Tallaght) is adopted by Tallaght Historical Society and Tallaght Community Council as an unofficial flag for the entire Tallaght area and is flown publicly from a flag pole at the Priory in Tallaght village during Tallafest on 24 June.

Geography

Location

Tallaght is centred 13 km (8 miles) southwest of

city, near the foothills of the

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. While there is no formal definition as such, it can be described as beginning southwest of

, running west towards

Saggart Saggart () is a village in County Dublin, Ireland, south west of Dublin, Dublin city, in the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local government area of South Dublin. It lies between the N7 road (Ireland), N7 (Naas Road), Rathcoole, ...

, southwest towards the mountain areas of Bohernabreena, Glenasmole and Brittas, southeast towards

Firhouse Firhouse () is an outer suburb of Dublin, in the county of South Dublin, in the south of the traditional County Dublin in Ireland. It developed from a rural village by the River Dodder, with a second settlement, Upper Fir-house, nearby. It is ju ...

, and to the southern edges of

in the northwest and Greenhills in the northeast. It lies outside the M50 Dublin orbital motorway, and in effect forms an irregular circle on either side of the N81 Dublin-Blessington road. The suburban villages of

and Rathcoole, and the Citywest campus, with growing amounts of housing, lie west of Tallaght, along with the Air Corps aerodrome at Baldonnel. There is also still considerable open land, some still actively farmed, in this direction. The village core of the district is located north of, and near to, the

, and several streams flow in the area. The Jobstown Stream or Tallaght Stream (a tributary of the Dodder), approaches from the west, and takes in at least one tributary, the Killinarden Stream from the south, near the N81. The Fettercairn Stream (a tributary of the

), also passes through the northwest fringes of the area, while the Tymon River, the main component of the

(an historically important Liffey tributary), rises in Cookstown, near Fettercairn.

Transport

Tallaght is connected to Dublin city by bus services and by the Red Line of the

light rail system, which opened in September 2004. Though the first stop (Tallaght Cross) of the Red Line is called ''

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'', most of the 'Red 4' zone (with the exception of the stops at Citywest Campus, Fortunestown and the terminus at

) lies within the broader Tallaght area. The other stops that serve Tallaght include Belgard (which is the last stop before the junction), Fettercairn, Cheeverstown,

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and

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. As of 2013, a single ticket from Red 4 to Central 1 was €2.70. Tallaght is not well connected to Dublin's other towns and suburbs, as public transport lines predominantly run through the city centre; this has led to high levels of

car dependence Car dependency is a pattern in urban planning that occurs when infrastructure favors automobiles over other modes of transport, such as public transport, bicycles, and walking. Car dependency is associated with higher transport pollution than ...

. However the W2 bus route links Tallaght to

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and

Ballyfermot Ballyfermot () is a suburb of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located west of the city centre, south of Phoenix Park. It is bordered by Chapelizod on the north, by Bluebell, Dublin, Bluebell on the south, by Inchicore on the east, ...

, while the S8 connects to

Citywest Citywest () is a suburban development on the southwestern periphery of Dublin, originally developed as a "business campus." It contains a large hotel with a convention centre, a small shopping centre and a small but expanding residential eleme ...

Rathfarnham Rathfarnham () is a Southside (Dublin), southside suburb of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland in County Dublin. It is south of Terenure, east of Templeogue, and is in the postal districts of Dublin 14 and Dublin 16, 16. It is between the Lo ...

Ballinteer Ballinteer () is a small southside suburb of Dublin, located in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, County Dublin, Ireland, extensively developed from the late 1960s onwards. The population of all electoral divisions labelled as Ballinteer was 15,6 ...

, Dundrum,

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, Monkstown and

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, and the S6 connects with

, Dundrum and UCD and

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. According to a 2019 consultation paper for the

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project, Tallaght would be establish as a public transport hub for surrounding villages and suburbs. Routes to the city centre include the 27 (via

Jobstown Jobstown (; ), also historically called Rathminton, is a townland and suburb of Tallaght in County Dublin, Ireland, and so an outer suburb of Dublin. It is in the local government area of South Dublin. History Jobstown takes its name from Henry ...

and

Tymon Park Tymon Park () is a large suburban public park in Dublin, Ireland. It has an area of over and is divided in two by the M50 motorway, the two divisions being linked by a pair of pedestrian bridges. One of Dublin's historically important rivers, ...

), 49 (The Square, Aylesbury, Oldbawn, Ballycullen and

), 54a (Kiltipper, Killinarden Heights, The Square, Tallaght Hospital, Tallaght Village,

Balrothery Balrothery () is a village and civil parish located in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland. The town has historically been called in Irish (Town of Ruairí). The 2022 census population for Balrothery was 2,282. Geography The village is located ab ...

), 56a (The Square, Springfield, Fettercairn and Kingswood), 65 (The Square, Tallaght Hospital, Tallaght Village and Balrothery), 65b (Killinarden Heights, Kiltipper Road, Aylesbury, Old Bawn, Firhouse and Ballycullen) and 77a (

Blessington Blessington, historically known as Ballycomeen (, from the Irish surname ''Ó Coimín''), is a town on the River Liffey in County Wicklow, Ireland, near the border with County Kildare. It is around 25 km south-west of Dublin, and is situat ...

, Killinarden Heights, The Square, Tallaght Hospital, Tallaght Village, Oldbawn, Balrothery and Tymon Park). Former routes include the 75 (The Square, Rathfarnham, Ballinteer, Dundrum, Stillorgan, and Dún Laoghaire) and 175 (Citywest, Dundrum and UCD). Since 26 November 2023, they have been withdrawn and largely replaced with the brand new S6 and S8 routes. A metro rail line, Metro West, was proposed to pass through Tallaght but was shelved in 2011. Early plans for the line proposed to link Tallaght with several satellite towns west of Dublin city, including Clondalkin,

, and

. If completed as proposed it would also join with Metrolink and continue out to

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. The first 4 stops of the proposed Metro West were to be in Tallaght, with the first stop, 'Tallaght East' being situated near Tallaght IT, now the Tallaght Campus of

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. A Luas extension from Belgard to

and

was added to the original Luas system. This is a 4.2 km (2.5 mi) extension, funded by a Public-Private Partnership with property developers, including Davy Hickey Properties. Identified as Line A1, this €150 million spur off the Red Line at Belgard runs to Saggart. Originally intended to be a spur of the proposed Red Line as far as Fortunestown, it was later decided to extend it to Saggart. Construction started on 9 February 2009, with the line completed by early 2011. Passenger services on the 4.2 km (2½ mile) light rail link started in early 2011. It serves housing developments such as Cairnwood, Ambervale, Belgard Green, Fettercairn, Kilmartin, Brookview, Ardmore, Citywest and Russell Square.

Population

stated in 2003 that the population of Tallaght ''and environs'' was just under 73,000. Tallaght is the seat of South Dublin County Council and has no specific local administration. In addition, while there exist two distinct local electoral areas in the form of "Tallaght Central" (based around the historic village core and key modern developments) and "Tallaght South" (the outlying "suburbs" and some rural areas), Tallaght possesses no legal boundary and as a result, it is very difficult to define an official population figure for the area. The population of the village remains modest but the broader area is now one of Ireland's largest population agglomerations. If the entirety of Tallaght and its broadly defined environs were taken into account, then the population would be greater than that of

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(75,414), rendering Tallaght the fourth largest area by population in the state. Irish population statistics are calculated from District Electoral Divisions, and these are often combined to estimate "area populations". As of the 2016 census, the total population of the area was 76,119. The population of the historic ''civil parish of Tallaght'', including areas such as Templeogue, Ballyroan, and wide areas of mountain as far away as Castlekelly, is 101,059.

Districts

"Greater Tallaght" comprises Tallaght village and a range of areas that were formerly small settlements (Jobstown, Old Bawn, Kilnamanagh) and rural townlands. The original village of Tallaght lies west of the Tallaght Bypass (N81). It stretches east–west from Main Road and Main Street to the Abberley Court Hotel at the end of High Street and encompasses the Village Green shopping plaza, Tallaght Courthouse, Westpark, and many shops, and restaurants and banks. It also houses Tallaght Youth Service, Tallaght's first newspaper printing house the Tallaght Echo, and (formally) Tallaght Community Arts Centre. The area's

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, Saint Mary's Priory, and Saint Maelruain's Church are located in the historic quarter of Tallaght village. The newer "town centre" lies immediately to the south across the ''Belgard Road'', encompassing Belgard Square, the main shopping complex (known as The Square also known as the Pyramid), the

Red Line terminus, Tallaght Hospital (including the National Children's Hospital), County Hall, the Civic Theatre, South Dublin County Library, Rua Red Arts Centre, and several bars, restaurants and hotels. To the northeast of the village lies the Tymon North / Balrothery area, which comprised rural townlands until the 1970s. This district includes estates such as Bancroft, Balrothery, Glenview, Castle Park, Saint Aongus, Tymon, Bolbrook and Avonbeg. These areas are home to several sporting facilities, including the

, a fitness centre, two swimming pools, an athletics track, and an astroturf football facility.

is watered by the

and borders Greenhills and

. It contains sporting grounds, ponds, Coláiste De Hide and a large playground at the Tymon North entrance. Old Bawn, formerly a small village in its own right, is immediately south of the village, bordered by ''Sean Walsh Memorial Park'' (also locally called ''Watergate''). To the east of Old Bawn, estates include Home Lawns, Mountain Park, Millbrook Lawns and Seskin View. To the south and southwest of the village lie Ellenborough,

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, and Killinarden (the latter comprising the residential areas of Deer Park, Cushlawn, Donomore, Killinarden Estate and Knockmore). Beyond these are rural lands, running towards the Wicklow Mountains. In the northwest is Belgard Green, with Belgard Heights (built 1974) to the north. Half of Kingswood is served by Clondalkin Garda Station. Kingswood and Belgard Heights are adjacent to

, while Kilnamanagh is situated beside Greenhills and south-west of

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and Crumlin. Tallaght Theatre is situated along Greenhills Road. Virginia Heights and Springfield are close to the area's centre, and further west of the town centre is the former hamlet of

, which is divided from Central Tallaght via the N81 and the Cheeverstown Road, Jobstown now has dense housing estates, and also the previously rural areas of Kiltalown, Brookfield and Fettercairn.

Features

Historical features in the area include St. Maelruain's Church and

The more modern "town centre" area of Tallaght holds offices of local and central government entities, including South Dublin County Council, the Revenue Commissioners, the Department of Social and Family Affairs, the Health Service Executive (Eastern Region), County Dublin V.E.C., as well as local

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offices. It is also the location of the County Library, Rua Red - the County Arts Centre, the Civic Theatre, and many shops, bars, and restaurants.

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is located nearby. Tallaght is home to The Square (stylised as "sq."), one of Ireland's largest shopping centres, with three retail levels and accessible by the

and by bus. Anchor tenants at the centre include

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, Heatons and

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. Tallaght's 12-screen

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cinema closed in March 2010, but was replaced in April 2012 when a 13-screen IMC cinema opened in place of the old one. Five hotels are located in the "town centre" area: the Plaza Hotel near The Square, the Abberley Court Hotel at High Street, the Maldron Hotel at Whitestown Way, near Seán Walsh Park, and the Glashaus Hotel and Tallaght Cross Hotel at "Tallaght Cross", near the Tallaght Luas Stop. Across the N81 dual carriageway - south of the "town centre" - is the 10,000-seat football ground called

. Initially, construction was undertaken by

on lands belonging to South Dublin County Council, but the project was marred by financial problems, and the site reverted to council ownership. Work on the site recommenced on 6 May 2008, after a judicial review taken by a local GAA club had been thrown out of court the preceding January. Sean Walsh Memorial Park also lies south of the N81.

Politics and government

Tallaght is represented, within the

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constituency in

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, with four TDs. It is divided into two electoral areas for South Dublin County Council elections - Tallaght Central and Tallaght South - and between these 12 councillors are elected.

Education

Schools in Tallaght include St. Mark's National School, St. Mark's Community School, Scoil Maelruain, St. Martin de Porres, St. Dominic's NS, St. Aidan's, St. Thomas', Holy Rosary NS, Scoil Treasa, Old Bawn Community School, Tallaght Community School, Killinarden Community School, Coláiste de hÍde

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, St. Aidan's Community School, Firhouse Community College and Mount Seskin Community School. Tallaght is home to one of the campuses of the

, formerly

(ITT), a third-level college offering

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degrees as well as

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s and post-graduate professional qualifications, founded in 1992 as the Regional Technical College, Tallaght.

The Priory Institute The Priory Institute, is part of the St. Mary's Dominican Priory on the grounds of the old Tallaght Castle, Dublin 24, Ireland and provides, certificate, diploma, and degree programmes in theology and philosophy. Course accreditation In 2011, ...

at the Dominican, St. Mary's Priory, runs certificate, diploma and degree courses in Theology and Philosophy.

Sports

Association football

is based in Tallaght, and started playing in

in 2009. The club finished its first season in Tallaght as runners-up in the league. The club won their 16th League title in

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. Rovers followed this up by winning the

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. Rovers hosted their first game in European competition in Tallaght in the second qualifying round of the

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against Bnei Yehuda from Israel, with Rovers advancing 2–1 on aggregate. Rovers faced former Champions League and

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winners

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, Rovers were beaten 2–0 in Tallaght and 3–0 on aggregate. In 2011 the club played its first-ever Champions League game and its first game in the highest level of European Cup Competition since the

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, beating Estonian Champions Flora Tallinn in the 2011–12 Champions League Second qualifying round. Rovers were then beaten 3–0 on aggregate in the next round by Danish Champions

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but advanced to the 2011-12 Europa League Play-off round. There they were drawn against Serbian Champions

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, whom they defeated 3–2 on aggregate (2–1 on the night after extra time) to reach the group stages of the Europa League. Rovers also won the All Ireland

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in 2011. Rovers wrapped up a second league title in a row on 25 October 2011. St Maelruans FC is located in Bancroft Park near Tallaght Village. They were founded in 1968, and have teams playing at underage levels and a senior team playing football in the Leinster Senior League. Newtown Rangers AFC is located at Farrell Park, Kiltipper. They were founded in 1957 and have two senior teams playing in the Leinster Senior League. Brookfield Celtic, one of Dublin's largest underage football clubs, was founded in Tallaght in 1999. Kingswood Castle FC is another local men's soccer club. Founded in 2013, they play their home matches in Ballymount park. The club's home colours are black and white.

Gaelic games

Saint Anne's GAA, Saint Marks GAA and Thomas Davis GAA Club are local

clubs.

Sports amenities and events

The

lies east of the village. The

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of the

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, a long-distance walking route across the Dublin side of the

between Tallaght and Shankill, begins at Sean Walsh Park near Tallaght Stadium. In July 1998, a section of the

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routed through Tallaght.

Other sports

Tallaght Swim Team is located at the Tallaght Sports Complex, Balrothery, beside Tallaght Community School.

Glenanne Hockey Club Glenanne Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Dublin 24, South Dublin, Ireland. The club enters teams in the Men's Irish Hockey League, the Irish Senior Cup and the Irish Junior Cup. Glenanne has represented Ireland in European comp ...

is based in Tallaght, playing their home games on the astroturf pitch located in St. Marks Community School. South Dublin Taekwondo and Eire Taekwondo Association are the only WTF (Olympic Style) Taekwondo clubs in Tallaght. Eire Taekwondo Association was founded in 1988 as St. Martin's Taekwondo club and has since been rebranded and grown to include clubs around Dublin County, as well as in other counties. South Dublin Taekwondo was founded in 2008 and are tenants in the Tallaght Leisure Centre. There are several I.T.F style Taekwon-do clubs in the area. Tallaght Rugby Football Club was founded as a youth team in 2002 with financial support from the IRFU before setting up a senior team in 2006.

Arts and entertainment

Tallaght Theatre, Tallaght's first dedicated theatre, was launched in 1975 by a not-for-profit amateur dramatic group. It is situated on Greenhills Road. Built sometime later in 1999 beside the civic offices, the Civic Theatre became Tallaght's second theatre. Rua Red hosts arts/entertainment events and groups. Tallaght Young Filmmakers are a youth filmmaking group initiated by South Dublin County Council's Arts Office in partnership with local young people.
Movies@ The Square
is a cinema located in the Square shopping centre. The cinema boasts 11 screens and a V.I.P lounge. The site previously housed

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, before being closed and re-opened as IMC Cinemas. IMC closed down this location during the

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, with the Movies@ The Square re-opening in 2021.

Irish language use

Tallaght has a vibrant and intergenerational network of urban Irish speakers. This is supported by Gaelphobal Thamhlachta, a cultural association which grew out of Cumann Gaelach Thamhlachta, founded in 1974 as a branch of the

Gaelic League (; historically known in English as the Gaelic League) is a social and cultural organisation which promotes the Irish language in Ireland and worldwide. The organisation was founded in 1893 with Douglas Hyde as its first president, when it eme ...

. Particular emphasis has been placed on providing education through Irish. There are now three

Gaelscoil A Gaelscoil (; plural: ''Gaelscoileanna'') is an Irish language- medium school in Ireland: the term refers especially to Irish-medium schools outside the Irish-speaking regions or Gaeltacht. Over 50,000 students attend Gaelscoileanna at primary a ...

eanna (Irish-speaking primary schools), Scoil Santain (founded in 1979), Scoil Chaitlín Maude (founded in 1986) ( Caitlín Maude, after whom the latter is named, was a well-known Irish-language poet, singer and activist who settled in the area), as well as Scoil na Giúise founded in 2012. There is also an Irish-medium secondary school, Coláiste de hÍde. The importance of the language was given official recognition in 2015 with the announcement of a €50,000 council grant to Gaelphobal Thamhlachta, supplemented by a government grant of €150,000 in 2016, meant to facilitate the creation of a local Irish-language cultural centre, including a public cafe staffed by local Irish speakers. A further €30,000 was granted by South Dublin County Council in 2019 to help develop a theatre as part of a cultural centre at 518 Tallaght Village. Gaelphobal Thamhlachta opened a bilingual café named 'Aon Scéal?' as part of a cultural centre in Tallaght village in December 2019.

Flag projects

In October 2008 ''An Bhratach Fhulaingt'' or ''The Suffering Flag'' was designed for Tallaght during The D'No Project, run by Tallaght Youth Theatre in partnership with Tallaght Community Arts, and funded by Léargas - and was intended to be flown at the new county arts centre, Rua Red, on 17 and 18 April 2009. However, the flag was ultimately not flown and instead, its colours were utilised within aspects of the performance. The flag developed into "An Bhratach Seasmhacht", or "The Endurance Flag", which was flown from The Cabin at the Fettercairn Community Centre for 12 months, as part of Tallaght Community Arts 'Headin' Out Project' between 2013 and 2014.

The Tallaght Unity Flag

Designed by Seos Ó Colla and launched in August 2017 after a decade of development by the Tallaght Historical Society, ''An Bratach Aontacht Thamlachta'' or ''The Tallaght Unity Flag'' has been adopted as a flag for Tallaght by both the Tallaght Historical Society and the Tallaght Community Council. The flag was first flown publicly from a flagpole at the Priory in Tallaght village during Tallafest 2017. Since Easter 2018, it has also been displayed at the Dragon Inn, and as of August 2018, it is also flown at Molloy's The Foxes Covert, a pub in Tallaght village. In September 2017, The Tallaght Unity Flag was presented to Bridie Sweeney, the first ever Tallaght Person of the Year and a dedicated volunteer at the Vincent's shop in Tallaght Village, in recognition of her extensive community work. Bridie, honored in 1984 during the inaugural Tallaght Person of the Year awards, was acknowledged by the Tallaght Community Council for her enduring energy and commitment to volunteering. Tara De Buitléar, TCC's volunteer PRO, highlighted Bridie's continuous community focus and her significant role at St Vincent de Paul. The flag is intended as a symbol of Tallaght's identity and community spirit. It is now displayed proudly in Vincent's shop, joining many local businesses and groups that embrace and fly the Tallaght flag with pride.

Description

The Tallaght Unity Flag, prominently features a red deer, symbolising strength and resilience, with its leaping posture suggesting forward movement and progress, embodying the spirit of the Tallaght people. The green triangle in the lower left corner represents the lush landscapes and natural beauty of Tallaght, a color historically associated with Ireland, signifying growth and harmony. The flag also includes three blue, eight-pointed stars on the right side, inspired by the design captured during the Battle of Tallaght in 1867, representing endurance and the historical struggles of the community, with blue emphasising inclusivity and unity. The white background provides a neutral canvas, symbolising peace and unity, reflecting the community's aspirations for harmony and collaboration.

People

Notable people from Tallaght include: *

Rhasidat Adeleke Rhasidat Adeleke ( , ; born 29 August 2002) is an Irish sprinter. She was the silver medalist in the 400 m at the 2024 European Championships. Adeleke was the first Irish woman to break the 50-second barrier in the 400 metres. She holds seve ...

(2002-), Irish Athlete * Dessie Baker, football player * Richie Baker, football player * Richard Baneham, Two Oscars for Visual Effects *

Graham Barrett Graham Barrett (born 6 October 1981) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He began his footballing career at Arsenal, where he won the FA Youth Cup. He went on to feature for English clubs Bristol Rovers, Crewe ...

, football player *

Ciarán Bourke Ciarán Bourke (18 February 1935 – 10 May 1988) was an Irish musician and one of the original founding members of the Irish folk band The Dubliners. Early life Ciarán Bourke was born in Dublin on 18 February 1935, but lived most of his life ...

, Former member of

The Dubliners The Dubliners () were an Folk music of Ireland, Irish folk band founded in Dublin in 1962 as The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group, named after its founding member; they subsequently renamed themselves The Dubliners. The line-up saw many changes in pers ...

* Stephen Bradley, football player and manager * Jason Byrne, football player *

Kurtis Byrne Kurtis Byrne (born 9 April 1990) is an Irish former professional footballer who plays for Collinstown FC. He is the son of former Celtic and Southend United player Paul Byrne. Career Hibernian Byrne was a member of the Hibernian under-19 si ...

, football player *

Mark Byrne Mark Byrne (born 9 November 1988) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Crumlin United. Club career Nottingham Forest Byrne signed for Nottingham Forest in July 2007 from Dublin schoolboy side, Crumlin United after unsuccessful ...

(1988-), football player *

Richard Dunne Richard Patrick Dunne (born 21 September 1979) is an Irish former professional footballer and current television pundit for TNT Sports, who played as a centre-back. He made 431 Premier League appearances, including 253 for Manchester City. Du ...

(1979-), football player *

Keith Fahey Keith Declan Fahey (born 15 January 1983) is an Irish former footballer, who played most of his career with League of Ireland side St Patrick's Athletic, as well as English club Birmingham City. He played predominantly as a central midfielder, ...

(1983-), football player *

Alice Furlong Alice Furlong (26 November 1866 – 1946) was an Irish writer, poet and political activist who also worked on Irish publications with Douglas Hyde (later President of Ireland). Life She was born at Old Bawn, near Tallaght, County Dublin, t ...

, Poet and Activist *

Graham Gartland Graham Gartland (born 13 July 1983) is an Irish football coach and former player. He played for Drogheda United, Shamrock Rovers, Home Farm, Barnsley, Dundee United, St Patrick's Athletic, Longford Town and St Johnstone. Gartland also played ...

, football player * Jason Gavin, football player *

Kojii Helnwein Kojii Helnwein (; ; born 8 January 1981) is an Irish actress, musician and model. Early life and family De Burca was born in Dublin, Ireland, the daughter of musician Enda Wyatt of Irish rock band An Emotional Fish.Patrick Holohan, mixed martial artist / member of South Dublin County Council *

Evie Hone Eva Sydney Hone RHA (22 April 1894 – 13 March 1955), usually known as Evie, was an Irish painter and stained glass artist.Nicola Gordon Bowe (May 2009)Hone, Eva Sydney (1894–1955) ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', online editi ...

(1894–1955), artist, buried here *

William Howard Russell Sir William Howard Russell, (28 March 182710 February 1907) was an Irish reporter with ''The Times'', and is considered to have been one of the first modern war correspondents. He spent 22 months covering the Crimean War, including the Sie ...

(1820–1907), journalist, and possibly the world's first modern war correspondent * Eddie Hyland, professional Boxer *

Patrick Hyland Patrick Joseph Hyland (born 16 September 1983) is an Irish former professional boxer from Dublin. He competed at featherweight and super featherweight. Professional career Hyland turned professional in September 2004 in the City West Hotel, Du ...

, professional boxer * Paul Hyland, professional boxer * Jafaris (1995-) musician *

Alan Joyce (executive) Alan Joseph Joyce (born 30 June 1966) is an Irish-Australian businessman. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Qantas Airways Limited from 2008 until his resignation on September 5, 2023. Early life and education Joyce was born and rai ...

(1966-), CEO

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Airlines *

Robbie Keane Robert David Keane (born 8 July 1980) is an Irish professional football coach and former player who played as a striker and is currently the head coach of Ferencváros. Keane served as captain of the Republic of Ireland from March 2006 until h ...

(1980-), football player *

Oisín Kelly Oisín Kelly (17 May 1915 – 12 October 1981) was an Irish sculptor. Life and career Oisín Kelly was born as Austin Kelly in Dublin, the son of William (Willy) Kelly, principal of the James Street National School, and his wife, Elizabeth ( ...

(1915–1981), artist and sculptor * Paul Kelly Irish Musician * Stephen Kenny football manager * Emmet Kirwan actor and writer *

Katie McCabe Katie Alison McCabe (born 21 September 1995) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for English Women's Super League club Arsenal and captains the Republic of Ireland women's national team. Mainly a left back, she can also operate as ...

, football player * Eric McGill, football player * Barry Murphy, football player *

Nucentz Robert Byrne (born 15 April 1987 in Tallaght, Dublin), better known by his stage name Nucentz, also known as Nu-Centz or Nuie, is an Irish rapper. In May 2011, Nucentz won ''Ireland's First Rap Superstar Competition'' to collaborate with worl ...

, rapper, born here in 1987 * David O'Connor (footballer), football player *

Shane O'Connor Shane O'Connor may refer to: * Shane O'Connor (rugby union) (born 1983), Irish rugby union player * Shane O'Connor (footballer) (born 1990), Irish footballer * Shane O'Connor (darts player) (born 1985), Irish professional darts player * Shane O ...

(1985), dart player * Kieran O'Reilly (1979-), actor, musician *

Mark O'Rowe Mark O'Rowe is an Irish playwright and screenwriter. Life Mark O'Rowe was born in 1970 in Dublin, Ireland, to parents Hugh and Patricia O'Rowe (to whom he dedicated his 1999 play, ''Howie the Rookie''). He grew up in Tallaght, a working-class ...

(1970-), playwright *

Tomás Ó Súilleabháin Tomás Ó Súilleabháin (Thomas O'Sullivan; born 1973 in Dublin) is an Irish actor. He regularly appears on Irish television and in film roles. Ó Súilleabháin regularly contributes to the Irish Language arts. Selected filmography Film *''A ...

actor, film director * Nicola Pierce, Irish writer and ghostwriter *

Al Porter Al Porter (born Alan Kavanagh, 6 January 1993) is an Irish comedian, actor, pantomime star, writer and radio broadcaster. Career Acting Porter has been acting since he was 10 years old, and has starred in several Christmas Pantomime productions ...

, comedian *

Elizabeth Rivers Elizabeth Joyce Rivers (5 August 1903 – 20 July 1964) was an English painter, engraver, illustrator and author, based in Ireland for most of her life. Life Born in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire in England on 5 August 1903, she was a member of ...

Artist *

June Rodgers June Rodgers (born 24 June 1959) is an Irish comedian, singer and actor. Much of her repertoire consists of multiple character skits, mainly focusing on working-class Dublin themes, including the characters of 'Jacinta O'Brien' and 'Oliver Bond' ...

(b. 1959), comedian *

Lynn Ruane Lynn Ruane (born 20 October 1984) is an Irish politician who has served as an independent senator for the Dublin University constituency in Seanad Éireann since April 2016. She was the President of the Trinity College Dublin Students' Union ...

, Senator / activist *

George Otto Simms George Otto Simms (4 July 1910 – 15 November 1991) was an archbishop in the Church of Ireland, and a scholar. Early life and education George Otto Simms was born on 4 July 1910 in North Dublin in Ireland to parents John Francis A Simms & Ott ...

(1910–1991),

Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh The Anglican archbishop of Armagh is the ecclesiastical head of the Church of Ireland, bearing the title Primate of All Ireland, the metropolitan of the Province of Armagh and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Armagh.

, and

Primate of All Ireland The Primacy of Ireland belongs to the diocesan bishop of the Irish diocese with highest precedence. The Archbishop of Armagh is titled Primate of All Ireland and the Archbishop of Dublin Primate of Ireland, signifying that they are the senior ...

Aidan Turner Aidan Turner (born 19 June 1983) is an Irish actor. He began his career in the RTÉ medical drama '' The Clinic'' (2008–2009) and the BBC series ''Desperate Romantics'' (2009). He later gained attention for co-starring as one of the main lead ...

(1983-), actor (Mitchell in '' Being Human'') *

Katharine Tynan Katharine Tynan (23 January 1859 – 2 April 1931)Clarke, Frances (2013)"Hinkson (née Tynan), Katharine Tynan" in ''Dictionary of Irish Biography'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press). was an Irish writer, known mainly for her novels and p ...

(1861–1931), writer *

Mark Yeates Mark Stephen Anthony Yeates (born 11 January 1985) is an Irish professional football coach and former player who played as a winger. Yeates began his career with Tottenham Hotspur but failed to make the transition to the first team, spending ...

(1985-), football player

External sources

* Dublin, Hodges Figgis, 1889; Handcock, William Domville, "The History and Antiquities of Tallaght in the County of Dublin", 2nd edition, revised and enlarged *

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