Taghadoe

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| name = Taghadoe

| native_name = Tigh Tua

| native_name_lang = ga

| image = 09. Taghadoe Church and Round Tower.jpg

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| caption = Taghadoe church and round tower

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| other_names = Teghto, Tagheto, Taughtoo

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| established = 6th century

| disestablished = 17th century

| mother = Clonmacnoise

| dedication = Tua (Ultan the Silent)

| diocese = Dublin

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| functional_status = Abandoned

| heritage_designation = National Monument

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| style = Celtic monastic

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| location = County Kildare, Ireland (3 km SSW of Maynooth)

| map_type = Ireland

| coordinates = {{coord|53.3533|-6.6131|region:IE_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

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Taghadoe in County Kildare in Ireland is the site of an ancient monastic settlement and round tower. The site includes a graveyard and the ruins of a 19th-century church. It is situated 5 km from Maynooth, off the Straffan Road. The name is derived from Teach Tua or 'House of Tua' in Irish, Saint Tua (Ultan the Silent)[http://irishantiquities.bravehost.com/kildare/taghadoe/taghadoe.html Taghadoe - Irish Round Towers] the abbot of Clonmacnoise, was responsible for founding the monastic settlement here. The site dates back to the 6th century.[http://kildare.ie/heritage/historic-sites/taghadoe.asp Taghadoe Round Tower] www.kildare.ie The round tower was used for about 1000 years, but was left in ruins by the 17th century.[http://www.maynoothcollege.ie/about/RoundToweratTaghadoenearMaynoothCollege.shtml Taghadoe] St Patrick's College, Maynooth, website

Most of the burials in the graveyard were in the 17th and 18th century and it was used by Roman Catholics.

A John Dillon of Carton had bequeathed £1,000 for the building of a church on the site; the Duke of Leinster was the executor of his will.

The church which was constructed on the site in 1831 for the Church of Ireland by a donation from the Board of First Fruits of £830.[http://maynootharchaeology.wordpress.com/category/churches/ Taghadoe Church] Maynooth Archaeology website. This church was only active for 40 years and, while derelict, its walls are quite intact.{{fact|date=December 2021}}

The tower was declared a national monument in 1886, and the site is in the care of the Office of Public Works (OPW).{{fact|date=December 2021}}