Taghmon () is a
civil parish
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in
County Westmeath
County Westmeath (; or simply ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It formed part of the historic Kingdom of ...
, Ireland. It is located about north–east of
Mullingar
Mullingar ( ; ) is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. It is the third most populous town in the Midland Region, Ireland, Midland Region, with a population of 22,667 in the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census.
The Counties of M ...
.
Taghmon is one of 8 civil parishes in the
barony Barony may refer to:
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of
Corkaree
Corkaree () is a Barony (Ireland), barony in north County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It was formed by 1672.[province
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of
Leinster
Leinster ( ; or ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland.
The modern province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige, which existed during Gaelic Ireland. Following the 12th-century ...
. The civil parish covers .
Taghmon civil parish comprises 11 townlands:
Downs,
Farrancallin
Farrancallin is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–north–east of Mullingar.
Farrancallin is one of 11 townlands of the civil parish of Taghmon in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townl ...
,
Foxburrow,
Glebe
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,
Knockatee
Knockatee is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north of Mullingar.
Knockatee spans the civil parishes of Taghmon and Tyfarnham. It is one of the 11 townlands in Taghmon and one of the 11 townlands in Tyfarnham, both ...
,
Knockdrin
Knockdrin () is a townland and electoral division that is 5.6 kilometers northeast of Mullingar, in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is the home of the Westmeath Hunt, and its most notable building is Knockdrin Castle. The R394 regional road, th ...
,
Monkstown,
Rathcorbally
Rathcorbally is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–east of Mullingar.
Rathcorbally is one of 11 townlands of the civil parish of Taghmon in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland cover ...
,
Sheefin
Sheefin is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–north–east of Mullingar.
Sheefin is one of 11 townlands of the civil parish of Taghmon in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers ...
,
Taghmon
Taghmon (; ) is a village in County Wexford, Ireland. It lies on the R738 regional road, west of Wexford town and east-southeast of New Ross. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
History
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and
Toberaquill
Toberaquill is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is about north–east of Mullingar.
Toberaquill is one of 11 townlands of the civil parish of Taghmon in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers .
The ...
.
The neighbouring civil parishes are:
Faughalstown (barony of
Fore) and
Kilkpatrick (Fore) to the north,
Rathconnell (barony of
Moyashel and Magheradernon
Moyashel and Magheradernon () is a barony in the centre of County Westmeath, in Ireland, formed by 1672. It is bordered by eight other baronies: Corkaree and Fore (to the north), Delvin and Farbill (to the east), Fartullagh and Moycashel (to t ...
) to the east and south and
Stonehall and
Tyfarnham to the west.
Taghmon civil parish, County Westmeath
''The IreAtlas Townland Data Base'' Retrieved on 14 June 2015.
References
Civil parishes of County Westmeath
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