. A history of the County Dublin; the people, parishes and antiquities from the earliest times to the close of the eighteenth century. t(•2nd edition), pp. 8(5-92 ; Coopers Note Book. 42 PAUISU OF TALLAGHT, spiral stalls (of whicli the steps are variant in height and usuallymade of several Ihiu slal)s) a lintelled door into the third storey isreached at the eighth step. Tliis room has oblong windows, nowclosed, and, like the one above it, had a wooden floor resting onlarge beams let into the wall. At the eighteenth step a door leadsinto the fourth storey: it has a domed vault of corbelling ski
. A history of the County Dublin; the people, parishes and antiquities from the earliest times to the close of the eighteenth century. t(•2nd edition), pp. 8(5-92 ; Coopers Note Book. 42 PAUISU OF TALLAGHT, spiral stalls (of whicli the steps are variant in height and usuallymade of several Ihiu slal)s) a lintelled door into the third storey isreached at the eighth step. Tliis room has oblong windows, nowclosed, and, like the one above it, had a wooden floor resting onlarge beams let into the wall. At the eighteenth step a door leadsinto the fourth storey: it has a domed vault of corbelling skilfullyconstructed. The windows are oblong and lintelled, save to theeast, where are two round-headed lights, or, rather, bell opes. Atthe thirty-sixth step the stone roof of the main tower is reached,the staircase, as is often the case, making a half turn up to theblank south wall, as if it had been intended to continue it to thetop of the side turret. Six more steps lead to the turret roof;it, like the tower, is fenced with stepped battlements, and overlooksa fine open view to the foot of the hills. There are tliree bell opes. Belfry of Tallaght Church. /•(•(./// II iilinliiiiriiiih hij Mr. riiiiiiiii. Iiciqlit from the ground to the roof of the toweris about fifty-nine feet, to the roof of the turret six feet—in all,about sixty-iive feet. As has been proved by the discovery ofancient foundations, (he church occupied the site of aprimitive Celtic church, and in the cliurchyard there are the remains of a stone cross and a huge font wlii ell (Id ubtless date Ecclesiastic Ai, history. 43 fi-()in Celtic times. IIkv are known locally as St. Mollrooneysloaf and griddle and St. Mollrooneys losset—Mollrooney being theform into wliicli the name of St. Maelruain has been corrupted bytin; country peopU uiidci 1 he idea that tlieir patron saint was afemale 0). St. Maelruain, splendid sun of the Isle of Gael, the foundei-of the monastery of Talla^ht, llourished, as has
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