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Lead Bulla of Pope Leo X, Pope from 1513 AD to 1521 AD. The Bulla was found in 1835 when a field was being ploughed on the grounds of the current St. Mary's Priory. It was presented to the Dominicans by Sir John Lentaigne who had lived in Tallaght House before the Dominicans purchased the property. (P. Healy)
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Cut stones from Tallaght Palace discovered around 1932 when Dominican Brothers were constructing a rockery at the end of Friar'a Walk. (P. Healy)
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Holy Water font from the site of the Chapter House of Christ Church Cathedral, given to Fr, Jordan Powell, by whom it was left in Tallaght. It is beside the entrance from the Priory into the Church.
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Former Priory Church from A Hundred Years of Tallaght, courtesy of Fr Hugh Fenning.
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Bullaun stone. This stone was found when a fosse was being cleared out. It is an irregular block of conglomerate containing a bullaun or bowl-shaped hollow. Bullaun stones are found at early monastic sites.
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Possible cross base. This may have been the base of the cross which stood on the Main Street of Tallaght.
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Dining Room chimney piece from Tallaght Palace which was removed to Tubrid, Co. Waterford and was erected in the parish church there. When visited in 2002, the church was unroofed with no trace of the chimney piece.
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Remains of Bancroft's Castle (1)
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Remains of Bancroft's Castle (2)
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The Archbishop's Palace at Tallaght drawn by Beranger in 1771. Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland 1958 TX3.
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The Glebe House (St. Maelruain's) - a watercolour by Ann O'Clery.
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The Glebe House (St. Maelruain's) north elevation courtesy of Ann O'Clery.
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Former Tallaght Church which was replaced by the current St Maelruian's Church in 1829. Note that the tower still survives alongside the current church. Courtesy of Tallaght Historical Society.
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Old millstones in the grounds of St. Mary's Priory. The stones are most likely from Corkagh Mills, Clondalkin.
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Police station at Tallaght from The Illustrated London News, March 1867.
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Former police station at Tallaght. This was the Police station in 1867 at the time of "The Battle of Tallaght".
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Tallaght village in 1900 from The Neighbourhood of Dublin by Weston St. John Joyce.
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