Tallaght
Tallaght [ ˈtælə ] ( Irish Tamhlacht [ ˈt̪aʊl̪əxt̪ ]) is a suburb of the Irish capital Dublin , the fifth largest city in the republic and the administrative seat of the County of South Dublin . Tallaght is located at the foot of the Wicklow Mountains about 13 km southwest of Dublin city center and has 71,467 inhabitants (as of 2011).
Location and transport links
The urban area extends from Spawell and Tymon Park in the east to Saggart in the west. The north of Tallaght borders on Clondalkin and Walkinstown, while the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains begin in the south on the border of the urban area. Since the early 1970s, the city has developed from a small village into a large suburb of Dublin. Despite its infrastructure and significant population (only surpassed by Dublin, Cork , Limerick and Galway ), Tallaght has not yet been granted city status.
Tallaght has been connected to Dublin city center since 2004 by the red line of the Luas tram. There are also several Dublin Bus routes between Tallaght and Dublin city center . The well-developed N81 runs from Dublin to Tullow through the middle of the city .
history
The stone box on Lugmore Hill lies in the townland of Lugmore (Irish for Log Mór, "the great cave") near Tallaght. Near the summit of the 467 m high Tibradden Mountain is the Tibradden Cairn , which local folklore connects with the Irish King Niall Glúndub mac Áedo († 919). The Tibradden Mountain (Irish Sliabh Thigh Bródáin, "the mountain of the house of Bródán") is 7.7 km from Tallaght.
Tallaght is first mentioned in the Book of Invasions as a burial place for victims of the plague. This is where the name of the city comes from, which means something like plague grave in the former meaning. At the end of the 8th century, St. Maelruain founded a monastery settlement there. It was sacked by the Vikings in 811 , but survived until the Cambro-Norman invasion in the 12th century.
In 1310 the Bailiff ( according to the German bailiff ) of Tallaght got the royal permission to build fortifications to protect the place against the repeated attacks by Celtic clans. Nothing of these buildings has survived today and there are no indications of their location. In 1324 the construction of Tallaght Castle began. This made the place an important defense system on the edge of the Pale . The castle was demolished in 1729.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, several mills were built along the Dodder , which ensured an economic boom and population growth. In 1888 Tallaght became a station on the Dublin to Blessington steam tram . This brought day-trippers from Dublin to the place.
Cityscape
The city center is dominated by The Square, one of the largest shopping centers in Ireland. There are branches of many retail chains, a games library, several restaurants and a hotel here. The county council and several other agencies are also nearby. The Square is directly on the N81 and is served by Luas and many bus routes.
Tallaght Hospital is one of the largest hospitals in the country. The city is also home to the Institute of Technology (IT Tallaght), founded in 1992. The Tallaght Stadium , where the professional football club Shamrock Rovers plays, was completed near the square in 2009 .
Well-known sons and daughters of Tallaght
- Richard Baneham (* 1974), animator and visual effects supervisor
- Robbie Keane (born 1980), soccer player
- Mark Yeates (born 1985), football player
- Dermot Joseph Kennedy (* 1991), singer-songwriter
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Coordinates: 53 ° 17 ′ N , 6 ° 22 ′ W