Tallaght

Tallaght Tamhlacht
Suburban town
From top, left to right: Skyline from Sean Walsh Park, High Street, Luas terminus; The Square Tallaght
Motto(s):  Aontacht (Irish: Unity)
Tallaght Location within Greater Dublin, Ireland Show map of Dublin Tallaght Tallaght (Ireland) Show map of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°17′19″N 6°21′26″W / 53.2886°N 6.3572°W / 53.2886; -6.3572
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	South Dublin
Traditional county	County Dublin
Government
• Dáil constituency	Dublin South-West
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (2022 census)
• Total	81,022[1]
Time zone	UTC±0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key	D24
Telephone area code	+353 (0)1
Irish Grid Reference	O093265

Tallaght (/ˈtælə/ TAL-ə; Irish: Tamhlacht, IPA: [ˈt̪ˠəul̪ˠəxt̪ˠ]) is the largest settlement, and county town, of South Dublin, Ireland, and the largest satellite town of Dublin. The central village area was the site of a monastic settlement from at least the 8th century, which became one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.^[2]

Up to the 1960s, Tallaght was a small village in the old 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.^[3] 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,^[1] up from 76,119 over six years.^[4] This makes Tallaght the largest settlement on the island without city status, however there have been calls in recent years for it to be declared one.^[5]

The village core of the district is located north of, and near to, the River Dodder, and parts of the broader area within South Dublin are close to the borders of Dublin City, County Kildare, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and County Wicklow. Several streams flow in the area, notably the Jobstown or Tallaght Stream (a tributary of the Dodder), and the Fettercairn Stream (a tributary of the River Camac), while the Tymon River, the main component of the River Poddle (Liffey tributary), rises in Cookstown, near Fettercairn.

Tallaght is also the name of an extensive civil parish, which includes other areas of southern and southwestern Dublin, from Templeogue to Ballinascorney in the mountains. A book about the civil parish was published in the 19th century, The History and Antiquities of Tallaght in the County of Dublin, written by William Domville Handcock.^[2]