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The remains of a two storey dwelling survives on the site of a monastery described in the OS Letters in 1837 (Herity 2002, 36). It is rectangular in plan with steeply pitched gables (est. dims. L 12.80m; Wth 9.50m) and a chimney out-shot in the SW corner. Remains of two plain (damaged) windows survive in the N gable.…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU022-025003
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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Allenton HouseCountry house · 8 ydExplorer Tom Allenton House is the remains of a medieval tower and country house, dating back to c.1700. It’s ruinous now, but still a valuable historical record in the modern housing estate. The rubble walls are telling stories you can’t read, mate.
Children's playground438 ydComputer-made picture. It does not show this playground.Explorer Tom This Children's playground in County Dublin smells like old socks and adventure. I think the swings are actually wings for flying. Jump off and hope for the best.
Oldbawn BridgeBridge · 522 ydExplorer Tom Oldbawn Bridge over the River Dodder has been widened in 1980 because apparently one arch wasn’t enough for all our traffic. The granite voussoirs are impressive, but let’s be honest, it’s just a rock with a hole in it. Stand on it and feel your superiority.
New PlaygroundChildren's playground · 630 ydComputer-made picture. It does not show this playground.Explorer Tom New Playground in County Dublin is confusing everyone with its generic name. It’s probably full of brand-new monsters that haven’t learned how to scare yet. Go introduce yourself to the new arrivals!
Jim Lawlor Bridge PlaqueVisitor information · 955 ydExplorer Tom Jim Lawlor Bridge Plaque honors a guy who gave his all to Tallaght. It’s a nice thought, but the bridge just keeps holding traffic up.
Gary Miller MemorialMemorial · 1392 ydExplorer Tom Gary Miller Memorial in County Dublin is a tribute to someone named Gary. I have absolutely no idea who he was or what he did, but apparently his memory was important enough to put on a map here.
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St Columkilles WellHoly well · 1.0 miExplorer Tom St Columkilles Well: Old thorn trees surrounding it used to be covered in rags and ribbons! Imagine the colorful, tattered decorations swaying in the wind.
Bancrofts CastleCastle, tower house · 1.1 miExplorer Tom Bancrofts Castle is a ghost, demolished in 1952, but I bet its vaulted ground floor once echoed with Tallaght’s busy entrance stories.
Font in TallaghtFont · 1.3 miExplorer Tom Font in Tallaght. Known as St. Maelruan's Griddle and Loaf, this basin has uneven sides. I can almost smell the bread baking! If it baked a loaf, it must have been a very heavy, granite one.
Montpelier HillMountain / peak · 1.7 miExplorer Tom Montpelier Hill is famous for the Hell Fire Club at dawn. The sun comes up over it in a mysterious way, so watch the light change and pretend you’re about to make a dangerous pact with a devil.
Massey WoodWood · 2.3 miExplorer Tom Massey Wood in County Dublin has ruins of a garden and saw mill. Lord Massey built it, then it broke. Classic. The Dublin Mountains Way goes through here, so follow the path!
Austin Clarke BridgeMemorial · 2.3 miExplorer Tom Austin Clarke Bridge in County Dublin is named after a poet who lived nearby, so cross it slowly and try to compose a verse about the river that doesn’t rhyme badly.
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