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Tallaght | colspan="2" style="background:#ccccff" align=center | Tallaght | South Dublin within County Dublin capital within county | Tallaght (Tamhlacht in Irish) is a large suburban area in the administrative county of South Dublin, Ireland. The Institute of Technology, Tallaght is a large Regional Technical College located in the area. Tallaght is Middle Irish for "plague grave", and is mentioned in Lebor Gabla renn (or Book Of Invasions) as being the burial place of thousands of Partholonians who died from a plague. Tallaght was a leading monastic settlement in Celtic times, centred around the monastery founded by Saint Mael Ruain some time before his death in AD 792. The monastery became famous for a number of reasons: The Stowe Missal was written here in about AD 800, and religious scholars came from far afield to study in Tallaght. At this time Tallaght and Finglas were considered centres of learning and were also known as the Eyes of Ireland. The monastery was later burned down by the Vikings in AD 811. Since the early 1970s, Tallaght has developed from a small village into a huge suburban area, which now has all the characteristics (size, infrastructure, residential and business areas) of a self-generating new town with a population of 71,705 (bigger than Galway - 57,095 and Limerick - 52,042). Tallaght is connected to Dublin city centre by the Red Line of the Luas light rail system, opened in September 2004. Although part of the larger urban area of Dublin, it has a distinctive identity, arising largely from its rapid growth during the 1970s and is characterised by many of the same problems associated with unplanned fringe areas of many European cities. Although it has become synonymous with suburban mismanagement, Tallaght has a thriving local arts, cultural and economic outlook matched by a distinctive sense of place. Some areas of Tallaght are still characterised by unacceptable levels of deprivation. Tallaght has been known also for holding a St. Patrick's Day parade. It is also home to one of the largest shopping center's in Ireland, The Square. The shopping center is built over three levels and accessable by the luas and many Bus service's. Across from the Square is the Shamrock Rovers new football ground. - See also: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
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