Saggart
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Saggart Teach Sagard
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Saggart Village
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 Saggart
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| Coordinates: 53°16′48″N 6°26′38″W / 53.280°N 6.444°WCoordinates: 53°16′48″N 6°26′38″W / 53.280°N 6.444°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Dublin |
| Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,144 |
| Irish Grid Reference | O034266 |
Saggart (Irish: Teach Sagard) is a suburban village in South Dublin, Ireland, south west of Dublin city. It lies between the N7 (Naas Road), Rathcoole, and Tallaght. It was the fastest growing town between the census of 2006-2011 with and increase of nearly 150 per cent
A monk called Mosacra founded a settlement on the site of the village in the 7th century. The name Saggart derives from Teach Sacra which means 'house of Sacra' in Irish. For many years Saggart was known as Tassagard or Tassagart, and the latter name persists in Tassagart House, and in the names of some housing estates in the area.
A monastery existed just outside the village in the 7th century. The remains of this monastery are found on the grounds of an equestrian centre approximately 1.5 km from today's Saggart Village. After St Mosacra died, it became a nunnery with over 80 nuns living there until the Viking attacks of the 9th century.
By 1207, Saggart, or Tasagart, as it was then called by the Normans, had been made a prebend of the Cathedral of St. Patrick. In 1615, the church was reported as being in good repair but fifteen years later the church is stated to have fallen down, and the Protestant parishioners attended Rathcoole church. The current church was built in 1847.
From 1888-1932, the Dublin to Blessington tram service stopped at Saggart.
Some well-known objects of archaeological interest can be found in Saggart.
There are four surviving pre-Norman monuments in the village:
All of these monuments stand in the graveyard, sited across Garter Lane from the Roman Catholic Church. The graveyard predates the current church and is located on the site of previous church buildings, although believed to be the monastery of St Mosacra, the actual site is 1.5 km away. The first edition Ordnance Survey map from 1843 shows the graveyard to be oval in shape, with access provided by a lane leading directly from the village; prior to this, the area is recorded by mapmakers as the site of a ruined church. Within the graveyard, there is a noteworthy memorial to Dublin merchant Edward Byrne, who was a member of the Catholic Committee, which included Wolfe Tone, which petitioned King George II in 1793 on behalf of the Irish people.
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