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Tallaght ( / ˈtælə / TAL-ə; Irish: Tamhlacht, IPA: [ˈt̪ˠəul̪ˠəxt̪ˠ]) is the largest settlement, and county town, of South Dublin, Ireland, and the largest satellite town of Dublin. 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 ...
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The place name Tallaght is derived from the words támhleacht, meaning a plague burial place. The earliest mention of Tallaght in recorded history is the account of Parthalon in the Annals of the Four Masters. Parthalon the Greek was one of the early invaders of Ireland. A plague killed 9,000 of his
Oct 22, 2010 · The origins of the name Tallaght are lost in legend. It s said that the Partholonians, the earliest invaders of Ireland, who settled in the plain between the hills and the sea, were later wiped out by plague, and were buried in the district. Hence it became known as ‘the plague-memorial of the people of Partholoin, or in Irish, ‘Támhleacht ...
Nov 1, 2023 · The name Tallaght (Irish Tamlachta), derived from tam, plague, and lecht, stone monument, records the burial place of some of the earliest inhabitants of Ireland, the Parthalonians, who were swept off by a plague about A.M. 2600. Tallaght is situated in the barony of Uppercross, 5 miles south of Dublin.
Mr Perris says that people walk by places in Tallaght all the time and don’t know the unique history behind it. “In terms of the audience being surprised about Tallaght, one is the name, where ...
Its ancient name, Taimhleacht "a plague burial place" relates to its first settlers, a colony from Greece, who were destroyed by a plague and interred here. In the eight century, Tallaght became home to St. Maelruan and it remained a place of monastic settlements until the twelfth century. Then the settlers of the Pale took ownership of the ...
