Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross - Market cross
Tallaght, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tallaght
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- DU021-037008-
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The National Monuments Service's description
According to D'Alton (1976, 381, 2nd ed) the cross of the Archbishop ofDublin stood in the middle of the road leading from Tallaght to Oldbawn. It was taken down in 1778 by Robert Fowler, the Archbishop of Dublin, who used it in the construction of a bath house (Handcock 1899, 22). This formerly lay midway along Friar's Walk (Handcock 1899, 35). The precise location of this monument is unknown.
Compiled by Geraldine Stout
References
Handcock, W.D. 1877 (1991 ed.) The history and antiquities of Tallaght in the county of Dublin. Dublin. Anna Livia Press.
D'Alton, J. 1838 (Reprint 1976) The history of the county of Dublin. Cork. Tower Books.