Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy tree/bush
Tallaght, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tallaght
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.28968, -6.36132
- SMR number
- DU021-037012-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
There is a mature walnut tree on the grounds of the present Dominican Priory in Tallaght village on the site of the Archbishop's palace. It is associated with St. Maelruain (Handcock 1991, 34-5).
References
Healy, P. 2004 All roads lead to Tallaght, South Dublin Libraries. Dublin
Handcock, W.D. 1877 (1991 ed.) The history and antiquities of Tallaght in the county of Dublin. Dublin. Anna Livia Press.
Nearby in the register
- Gatehouseunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Tomb - chest tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.