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Taghadoe in county Kildare is the site of an ancient monastic settlement and Round Tower, there is 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)〔(Taghadoe - Irish Round Towers )〕 the abbot of Clonmacnoise, was responsible for founding the monastic settlement here. The site dates back to the 6th Century.〔(Taghadoe Round Tower ) www.kildare.ie〕 The Round Tower used for about 1000 years but was left in ruins by the 17th Century.〔(Taghadoe ) St Patrick's College, Maynooth, website〕 Most of the burials 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,〔(Taghadoe Church ) Maynooth Archaeology website.〕 this church was only active for 40 years and while derelict its walls are quite intact. The Tower was declared a National Monument in 1886, and the site is in the care of the Office of Public Works (OPW). ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Taghadoe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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