placenamesUppercross
An Chrois Uachtarach
Lewis traced the dismantling of Tallaght’s former archiepiscopal residence and the building of Tallaght House.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Chrois Uachtarach · Irish · main form · validated name
- Uppercross · English · main form
Place & story
A new house from an older residence
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 Tallaght account described the sale of the archbishops’ former residence to Major Palmer. Palmer dismantled the buildings and used their materials to erect Tallaght House, before passing his interest to Lentaigne. The earlier residence had included extensive gardens laid out in the Dutch style. Lewis still recorded a square tower and lofty gateway from the original castle in the new house’s garden, distinguishing surviving older fabric from materials reused in the replacement residence. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Uppercross. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Tallaght: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-23. How this page was prepared.