Old Tallaght Town Centre 1977-1997
The Old Tallaght Town Centre- A History- 1977-1997 *** The Tallaght Town Centre was built in 1977 around the site of Bancroft's Castle Prelude- A Land of Endless Possibilities In December 1913, approaching Christmas, a farmer John Poynton was digging the land close to Bancroft’s Castle on his farm at Tallaght Village when his spade struck something rather extraordinary. It could have been anything, an ancient urn, a Bishop’s crozier, a valuable medieval manuscript. The land at Bancroft’s Castle had once been part of the extensive Archbishop’s Palace estate, dating back to the 13 th Century. Briefly frozen with anticipation, Poynton considered the possibilities. With a renewed sense of urgency, he turned over the top soil and dug around the solid mass. On initial inspection Poynton’s find resembled an ancient bronze statue, of an old man with a weather beaten appearance and an abnormally long nose. With as much curiosity as excitement, he excavated th