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Preface to the Second Edition. At the request of many friends, I venture to lay a new edition of my uncle's History of Tallaght before the public. It is an…
History of Tallaght by Handcock
Handcock chapter notes
Appendices. Appendix A. In Memoriam - William Domville Handcock, M.A.
Outline of the history of Tallaght
History of Tallaght The earliest notice we have of Taimhleacht, or Tallaght, [Tallaght is an inland village and parish in the barony of Uppercross, County…
Orlagh, near Tallaght
Orlagh. This house was built and the woods planted about 1790 by Lundy Foot. He was the eldest brother of Geoffrey Foot, then the head of the celebrated firm…
Mont Pelier
Mont Pelier. Leaving this ancient valley at Friarstown, and crossing over by Piperstown, we come to Mont Pelier, or Mount Pelia, as the country people call…
Fir-House, Firhouse
Fir-House The small, dirty village of Fir-House [Mr. Handcock says that the house of this name was bought in 1800 by Mr. James Johnson. He sold it to Mr…
Sally Park
Sally Park. At the opposite side of the road is Sally Park, purchased in 1796 by my grandfather. The house is very old. Apparently about half of it was first…
Spawell and Templeogue
Spawell. Below the paper-mills is Spawell, an old-fashioned house of three stories, surrounded by a few trees, and close to the bank of the Dodder. The old…
Kilvare, near Tallaght
Kilvare. The next place to Spawell is Kilvare, now in possession of Mr. Roche. The demesne is surrounded on three sides by the river; the Tallaght road bounds…
Cypress Grove
Cypress Grove. Adjoining Templeogue Demesne is Cypress. Grove, so called from some fine old cypress trees, which still flourish. About 1795, it belonged to…
The River Dodder
The River Dodder. The River Dodder has its sources in the chain of hills bounding the south of the County of Dublin. This chain separates it from Wicklow, and…
Tallaght Castle and Town
Tallaght Castle and Town. In 1310 the bailiffs of Tamelag, or Tallaght, had a royal grant in aid of enclosing their town. In 1324 Archbishop Alexander de…
The Battle of Tallaght
The Battle of Tallaght. I should not close this History without giving an account of the Fenian Battle of Tallaght as it was called, though it was unworthy of…
The Church of Tallaght
The Church of Tallaght. The present Church of Tallaght stands about eight yards from the site of a former one, and parallel to it, though much larger. It was…
Antiquites of Tallaght
Antiquities The Tallaght hills were formerly covered with the rude burial-places of the prehistoric races of Ireland. These were circles of stones, mounds…
Holy Wells
Holy Wells. On Tallaght Hill [The proverb "Tallaght Hill Talk" appears to have arisen from the circumstance that brawlers and rioters, who had been confined…
Tymon Castle
Tymon Castle. On the right-hand side of tile old road from Balrothery to the Greenhills, about half-way between the two villages, stands the old Castle of…
Belgard, near Tallaght
Principal Places in the Parish. Belgard. Belgard, a hill close to Tallaght, was formerly the property of the Talbots, an ancient and noble family, whose…
Old Bawn, near Tallaght
Old Bawn. Old Bawn, about 100 years ago, was described as a large old house, with old-fashioned leaded windows. In the centre there was a small cupola…
Kilnamanagh
Kilnamanagh. About a mile to the west of Tymon lies Killyman, or Kilnamanagh, where were the ruins of an old monastery. [The Monastery of Kilnamanagh, or…
Index of Handcock's History of Tallaght
This book was kindly supplied by Kieran Swords. The Preface to the Second Edition is succinct and accurate in describing it as an "unpretentious record." It…