Taghadoe

Taghadoe in county Kildare is the site of an ancient monastic settlement and Round Tower, there is a graveyard and the ruins of a 19th-century church. It is situated 5 km from Maynooth, off the Straffan Road. The name is probably derived from Teach Tua or House of Tua in Irish, Saint Tua (Ultan the Silent)[1] the abbot of Clonmacnoise, was responsible for founding the monastic settlement here. The site dates back to the 6th Century.[2] The Round Tower used for about 1000 years but was left in ruins by the 17th Century.[3]

Most of the burials were in the 17th and 18th century and it was used by Roman Catholics. A John Dillon of Carton had bequeathed £1000 for the building of a church on the site, the Duke of Leinster was the executor of his will.

The Church which was constructed on the site in 1831 for the Church of Ireland by a donation from the Board of First Fruits of €830,[4] this church was only active for 40 years and while derelict its walls are quite intact.

The Tower was declared a National Monument in 1886, and the site is in the care of the Office of Public Works(OPW).

References

  1. ↑ Taghadoe - Irish Round Towers
  2. ↑ Taghadoe Round Tower www.kildare.ie
  3. ↑ Taghadoe St Patrick's College, Maynooth, website
  4. ↑ Taghadoe Church Maynooth Archaeology website.
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Coordinates: 53°21′12″N 6°36′47″W / 53.3533°N 6.6131°W