Tallaght
Sign in to savethumb|Skyline of Central Tallaght Tallaght ( ; , ) is a southwestern outer suburb on the southside of Dublin, Ireland, and is the county town of South Dublin. Tallaght was the site of a monastic settlement from at least the 8th century, which became one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.
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Place details
- Locality
- Tallaght
- Region
- Leinster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 80,339
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Dublin#Ireland
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Suburban town
- Settlement.name
- Tallaght
- Settlement.motto
- Aontacht()
- Settlement.image_caption
- From top, left to right: Aerial view of Tallaght, Skyline from Sean Walsh Park, High Street, Luas terminus; The Square Tallaght
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Greater Dublin, Ireland
- Settlement.blank_name_sec1
- Irish Grid Reference
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 90
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Dublin
- Elevation
- +90
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Capital of
- South Dublin
- Official website
- www.tallaghtcity.ie
- Image
- Tallaght - aerial - 2025-07-12 07.jpg
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Article
31 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- 8th to 12th centuries
- 13th to 20th centuries
- Modern development
- Chronology
- Geography
- Location
- Transport
- Population
- Districts
- Climate
- Features
- Politics and government
- Education
- Sports
- Association football
- Gaelic games
- Sports amenities and events
- Other sports
- Arts and entertainment
- Irish language use
- Flags
- Early flag projects
- Tallaght Unity Flag
- People
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Sources
- External links
thumb|Skyline of Central Tallaght Tallaght ( ; , ) is a southwestern outer suburb on the southside of Dublin, Ireland, and is the county town of South Dublin. Tallaght was the site of a monastic settlement from at least the 8th century, which became one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.
Up to the 1960s, Tallaght was a small village in County Dublin, linked to several nearby rural areas which were part of the large civil parish of the same name—the local council estimates the population then to be 2,500. Suburban development began in the 1970s and a "town centre" area has been developing since the late 1980s. There is no legal definition of the boundaries of Tallaght, but the 13 electoral divisions known as "Tallaght" followed by the name of a locality have, according to the 2022 census, a population of 81,022, up from 76,119 over six years. This makes Tallaght the largest settlement on the island without city status, though there have been calls for it to be declared one.