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{{short description|Village in County Dublin, Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| settlement_type        = Village
| name                   = Saggart
| native_name            = {{native name|ga|Teach Sagard}}
| image_skyline          = IMG SaggartVillage4912w.jpg
| image_caption          = Saggart village
| pushpin_map            = Ireland
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location in Ireland
| coordinates            = {{coord|53.280|-6.444|dim:10000_region:IE|display=inline,title}}
| blank_name_sec1        = Irish Grid Reference
| blank_info_sec1        = {{iem4ibx|O034266}}
| subdivision_type       = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name       = [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
| subdivision_type1      = [[Provinces of Ireland|Province]]
| subdivision_name1      = [[Leinster]]
| subdivision_type2      = [[Counties of Ireland|County]]
| subdivision_name2      = [[County Dublin]]
| subdivision_type3      = [[Local government in the Republic of Ireland|Local government area]]
| subdivision_name3      = [[South Dublin]]
| unit_pref              = Metric
| elevation_m            = 125
| population_as_of       = [[2022 census of Ireland|2022]]
| population_total       = 4573
| population_footnotes   = <ref name=cso2022>{{cite web | url = https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/ima/cop/2022&boundary=C04160V04929&guid=44b19a03-cc6d-4be1-aa87-360fd83d489b | title = Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Saggart | website=CSO Ireland | access-date = 26 September 2023}}</ref>
}}
{{Historical populations		
|title = Saggart
|1991|603	
|1996|550
|2002|588
|2006|868
|2011|2144
|2016|3133
|2022|4573
|source=<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ireland/towns/south_dublin/03360__saggart/ | website = City Population | title = Saggart (South Dublin, All Towns, Ireland)  | accessdate = 28 May 2025 }}</ref>	
}}
[[File:IMG SaggartChurch4900w.JPG|thumb|262px| Saggart Parish Church]]

'''Saggart''' ({{irish place name|Teach Sagard}}) is a village in [[County Dublin]], Ireland, south west of [[Dublin|Dublin city]], in the [[Local government in the Republic of Ireland|local government area]] of [[South Dublin]]. It lies between the [[N7 road (Ireland)|N7]] (Naas Road), [[Rathcoole, Dublin|Rathcoole]], [[Citywest]] and [[Tallaght]]. It is one of the fastest-growing settlements in Ireland, with its population doubling between 2011 and 2022.<ref name="cso2022"/> The village is in a [[townland]] and [[Civil parishes in Ireland|civil parish]] of the same name, in the [[Newcastle (County Dublin barony)|barony of Newcastle]].<ref name=logainm>{{cite web | url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/878 | title = Teach Sagard/Saggart | work = [[Placenames Database of Ireland]] | access-date = 22 December 2024}}</ref>

==Name==
A monk called Mosacra founded a settlement on the site of the village in the 7th century. The name Saggart derives from {{lang|ga|Teach Sacra}} which means "house of Sacra" in [[Irish language|Irish]].

==History==
A monastery existed just outside the village in the [[7th century]]. The remains of this monastery are found on the grounds of an equestrian centre approximately 1.5&nbsp;km from today's Saggart Village. After St Mosacra died, it became a nunnery with over 80 nuns living there until the Viking attacks of the 9th century.

By 1207, Saggart, or Tasagart, as it was then called by the [[Normans]], had been made a [[prebend]] of [[St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin]]. In 1615, the church was reported as being in good repair but fifteen years later the church is stated to have fallen down, and the [[Protestant]] parishioners attended [[Rathcoole, Dublin|Rathcoole]] church. The current church was built in 1847.

From 1888 to 1932, the [[Dublin and Blessington Steam Tramway]] stopped at Saggart.

===Historical artifacts===
Several objects of archaeological interest are located in Saggart, including a pair of [[megalithic]] [[standing stones]] in Boherboy, that are known locally as Adam and Eve.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.megalithicireland.com/Boherboy.htm |title=Boherboy |website=Megalithic Ireland}}</ref> Nearby is the Raheen Standing Stone, a megalithic standing stone in a field on the Blessington Road, near Crooksling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.megalithicireland.com/Raheen.htm |title=Raheen |website=Megalithic Ireland}}</ref>

==Nature==
Saggart lies at the northern end of a mountain valley, the Slade of Saggart, with [[Brittas, Dublin|Brittas]] at the other side. The [[River Camac]] flows through this valley, passing around the village on the way to meet the [[River Liffey]] by [[Dublin Heuston railway station|Heuston Station]]. The [[great spotted woodpecker]] has been seen here.{{fact|date=May 2025}}

==Religion==
The Catholic parish boundaries include the areas of Rathcoole and Brittas and the parish works in conjunction with the neighbouring parish of St. Finian's, Newcastle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stfiniansparishnewcastle.blogspot.com/ |title=St. Finian's Parish, Newcastle, Co. Dublin}}</ref> Dedicated in 1849, the Roman Catholic Church is named after "The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary". The current Parish Priest is Fr. John Gilligan.<ref>[http://saggartparish.blogspot.com/ saggartparish] Blogspot.com</ref>

==Amenities==
Saggart is a heritage village. It is home to the Citywest Hotel, which hosts several annual events including the [[Irish Masters (snooker)|Irish Masters]] (snooker), several award ceremonies, and political ''[[Ard Fheis|ard fheiseanna]]''.{{fact|date=March 2025}} [[Citywest]] Business Campus is located just to the north of Saggart village. The Citywest Shopping Centre, anchored by [[Dunnes Stores]], is the only major shopping centre in the area and has a pharmacy, cafes and several other shops. There is also a service/petrol station, restaurants and a 4,000-seat convention centre at Citywest. The Citywest Business Campus also includes a [[Dublin City University]] facility. Jacob's Bar was established as a public house in the village by members of the Jacob family in 1901.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.jacobsbar.ie/| title = Jacobs Bar Saggart, Co. Dublin}}</ref>

A [[walking trail]], incorporating the Slade Valley, is expected to be completed in the coming years.{{when?|date=March 2025}}{{update-inline|date=March 2025}} A section of the trail, adjacent to Saggart Reservoir, was under construction as of 2021.<ref name="Dubpeople">{{Cite web |last=Ibbotson |first=Gary |date=2021-12-13 |title=IRISH WATER RELEASES UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SAGGART RESERVOIR |url=https://dublinpeople.com/news/dublin/articles/2021/12/13/irish-water-releases-update-construction-reservoir-saggart-35917/ |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=Dublin People |language=en}}</ref> The development of the Slade Valley trail was marked as one of the "key actions" under the [[South Dublin County Council]] Tourism Strategy 2015-2020 where it is intended to take in [[Rathcoole, County Dublin|Rathcoole]], Saggart and [[Brittas, County Dublin|Brittas]] with looped access to villages and other attractions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dublinmountains.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/A_Tourism_Strategy_for_South_Dublin_County_LaunchDoc.pdf|title=South Dublin County Council Tourism Strategy 2015-2020|website=dublinmountains.ie |access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>{{needs update|date=November 2023}}

==Transport==
[[Saggart Luas stop]] is one of two western termini for the [[Luas]] [[Red Line (Luas)|Red Line]], the other being [[Tallaght Luas stop|Tallaght]]. The line provides a direct link to [[Dublin|Dublin city]] with a journey duration of 45 minutes.

Saggart is served by [[Dublin Bus]] route 69 and GoAhead Ireland route W6.{{Fact|date=March 2025}}

==Sport==
[[St Mary's GAA (Dublin)|St Mary's GAA]] is the local [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] club and was founded in 1906.

Coolmine Equestrian Centre was established here in 1989. The equestrian centre is home to the remains of the 7th-century monastery of St Mo Sacra. The centre and CEAD-Ireland host equestrian activities and competitions and CEAD-Fest during the summer months.

==Politics==
For elections to [[South Dublin County Council]], Saggart is part of the [[local electoral area]] of Clondalkin, along with [[Citywest]], [[Rathcoole, Dublin|Rathcoole]] and [[Newcastle, Dublin|Newcastle]]. Saggart is part of the [[Dáil constituency]] of [[Dublin Mid-West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Mid-West]].

== Notable people ==
{{See also|Category:People from Saggart}}

==See also==
* [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Saggart}}
* [http://www.southdublinhistory.ie South Dublin County History]
* [http://www.southdublinimages.ie South Dublin County Images]

{{Dublin residential areas}}

[[Category:Towns and villages in South Dublin (county)]]
[[Category:Places in South Dublin (county)]]
[[Category:Civil parishes of Newcastle, County Dublin]]
[[Category:Townlands of County Dublin]]