Tallanstown

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Tallanstown
Baile an Tallúnaigh (Irish)
Village
Tallanstown's 18th-century church was extended and a Gothic frontispiece added c. 1830
Tallanstown's 18th-century church was extended and a Gothic frontispiece added c. 1830
Tallanstown is located in Ireland
Tallanstown
Tallanstown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°55′11″N 6°32′52″W / 53.9196°N 6.5479°W / 53.9196; -6.5479
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Louth
Government
 • Dáil constituencyLouth
 • EP constituencyMidlands–North-West
Population
 (2016)[1]
674
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Area codes042, +353 42

Tallanstown (Irish: Baile an Tallúnaigh)[2] is a village in County Louth, Ireland. It is on the banks of the River Glyde, 13 km southwest of Dundalk. The village is on the R171 road, at the junction with the R166 road. It was the winner of the 2010 Tidy Towns competition.[3] The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[2]

History

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Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of standing stone, enclosure and hut sites in the townlands of Louth Hall and Rathbrist.[4] The Record of Monuments and Places also records the ruins of a motte-and-bailey castle in Louth Hall townland.[4][5] The eponymous Louth Hall, a ruined three-storey Georgian house, built c. 1760, was built on the site (and incorporating part of) an earlier 14th century tower house.[6][7]

The Catholic church within Tallanstown, which is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul and also within Louth Hall townland, was built c. 1780.[8] The nearby national school building, now used as a community hall, was built in 1840.[9]

In September 2025, three members of a local family were killed in a suspected triple murder at their home in Drumgowna townland, to the northwest of Tallanstown.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Tallanstown". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Baile an Tallúnaigh / Tallanstown". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Tallanstown named Ireland's Tidiest Town". rte.ie. RTÉ News. 28 September 2010.
  4. ^ a b Archaeological Inventory of County Louth. Dublin: Government Stationery Office. 1986. ISBN 9780707600284.
  5. ^ "Castle - motte and bailey, Louth Hall, County Louth". Ariadne Portal. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Louth Hall, Louth Hall, Tallanstown, Louth". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Archaeological Heritage. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Castle - tower house, Louth Hall, County Louth". Ariadne Portal. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  8. ^ "Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Louth Hall, Tallanstown, Louth". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Archaeological Heritage. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Tallanstown National School, Louth Hall, Tallanstown, Louth". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Archaeological Heritage. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  10. ^ "Man charged with murder of parents and brother in County Louth". BBC News. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
Former 19th-century schoolhouse (now a community hall)
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