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TALLAGHT—TERENURE. 1601
TALLAGHT.
TALLAGHT, an inland town and parish in Uppercross barony, Dublin county, seven miles S.W. by W. from
Dablin, comprising an area of 21,868 acres. Population of parish, 4,921 ; of town, 312, inhabiting 57
houses. The town is situated on the road to Blessington, and the parish extends from near Templeogue to
Crumlin, and on its southern side to Brittas, including Brittas Ponds, to Balrothery hill on the river Dodder,
to the Green hills at its western extremity. The southern portion forms the range called the Tallaght Hills,
and commands magnificent views of the bay and vale of Dublin. The church, a little above the town, dedicated
to St. Maeirune, is a modern building in the pointed style. At Firhouse there is a convent of Discalced
Carmelites, and at Mount Anne a small monastery of the same order, and a Priory of the Dominican order at
St. Mary's. In the town there is a Dispensary, and there are National and Parochial Schools. It is a Constabulary
Police station, and Petty Sessions are held every alternate Wednesday. There are several paper
and flour mills in the parish.
MAGISTRATES ATTENDING PETTY SESSIONS, every alternate Wednesday—Sir John Lentaigne, C.B. D.L.; Dr. Evory
Kennedy ; Richard Walsh, esq. ; John Leonard, esq.; Thomas Roper, esq. ; Henry T. Finlay, esq.; Joseph
Nugent Lentaigne, esq. B.L. ; Thomas Dowling, esq.—Clerk, R. D. Molioy.
Airton—vacant
B agnail, Mr. farmer, Ballinascorney
Barr, John, esq. Belview
Boardman, J. and A. paper mills,
Boldbrook
Boothman, Jno. Bathampton cottage
Boothman, Mrs. Kiltipper house
Brown, R. S. esq. Garranstown
Brown, James, county cess collector—
office, 33, Dominick st. Ir. Dublin
Brown, James V. esq. Brookfield
Brown, Richard, farmer, YVTutestowu
Brown, William, farmer, Newh.aH
Byrne, Mr. John, Killenarden house
CARMELITE CONVENT—Mrs. Duffy,
superioress
Cobbe, Chas. esq. Glan-na-Smoi lodge
Connor, John, Willing-ton
Devine, Henry, esq. Killininny house,
401.
dispensary—J. S. Lawlor, M.D. Q.U.T.
medical attendant
Dowling, Francis, esq. Firhouse
Doyle, Kevin, esq. Ballinascorney
Doyle, Michael, farmer, Killenarden
Doyle, Miles, farmer
Early. Win, esq. Kilnamanagh
Fleming, Anthony, esq. Jobstown
Fox. William, farmer, Whitestown
ilaudeock, Wm. Domville, esq. J.P.
Sallypark
Ilanlon, Thomas, farmer, Gibbons
Ilealey, James, farmer
ifealey, Mvles. farmer
Ilealy, Patrick Corballis, farmer
Henderson,J. e«fc Kiltalown, 137/. 10*'.
Jordan, Michael, esq. Old bawn
Keon, Rev. J, c.c. Bohernabreena
Lentaigne, Sir John, C.B. J.P. and 1
Great Denmark-street
Lentaigne, Joseph Nugent, esq. j.p.
Lloyd, H. C. esq. Bawn villa
Manning, "William, esq. Oldbawn
Martin, Mr. Benjamin, Firhouse
Molioy, Richard D. relieving officer