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8th to 12th centuries. With the foundation of the monastery of Tallaght by St. Maelruain in 769 AD, there is a more reliable record of the area's early history. [citation needed] . The monastery was a centre of learning and piety, particularly associated with the Céli Dé spiritual reform movement.
tallaght, abbey of Former Irish monastery, present-day site of a Dominican college, about five miles south of Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 774 by the reformer, St. Maelruain, as a protest against the contemporary worldly spirit found in many Irish monasteries.
Early history. Tallaght was founded as a monastery by St. Maelruain in 769 AD, It was devastated by the Vikings in 811 AD. Recent developments. In the 1960s, Tallaght developed from a small village to a large town in South Dublin, and in 1994, South Dublin County Council (SDCC) was formed with a headquarters in Belgard, Tallaght. Districts.
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.
Aug 7, 2015 · It took until 1924 for the Tallaght area to get its first major factory, Urney’s the chocolate makers.
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