Taghadoe
Tigh Tua | |
 Taghadoe church and round tower | |
  Location within Ireland | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Teghto, Tagheto, Taughtoo |
| Established | 6th century |
| Disestablished | 17th century |
| Mother house | Clonmacnoise |
| Dedicated to | Tua (Ultan the Silent) |
| Diocese | Dublin |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Abandoned |
| Heritage designation | National Monument |
| Style | Celtic monastic |
| Site | |
| Location | County Kildare, Ireland (3 km SSW of Maynooth) |
| Coordinates | 53°21′12″N 6°36′47″W / 53.3533°N 6.6131°W |
| Public access | yes |
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 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 £1,000 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
- ^ Taghadoe - Irish Round Towers
- ^ Taghadoe Round Tower www.kildare.ie
- ^ Taghadoe St Patrick's College, Maynooth, website
- ^ Taghadoe Church Maynooth Archaeology website.
