Taghmon (; ) is a village in

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, Ireland. It lies on the R738 regional road, west of

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town and east-southeast of

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. The village is in a

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and

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of the same name.

History

It can be established, from historical records, that the area now comprising the village of Taghmon has been inhabited since at least as early as 595 AD. Saint Fintan Munnu was granted land there in ''circa'' 597 by a chieftain, Dímma mac Áeda Croin who later became a cleric and was buried among the monks at the monastery.Charles-Edwards, T.M. ''Early Christian Ireland'' page 117. Cambridge University Press, 8 January 2001. His followers, were residing in the area then known as 'Achadh Liathdrom', which translates as 'the grey field on (or near) the ridge of a hill'.

Geography

Many Irish place names are topographically descriptive, and 'Achadh Liathdrom' is no exception. From the western side of the Forth Mountain, as it slopes down towards Ballintlea, a succession of gradual hills and valleys undulate their way across this part of County Wexford towards Camross, Bree and Carrigbyrne Hills. It is on one of these hills or ridges that the village of Taghmon is situated.

Sport

The local

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club, Tagmon Camross GAA, was founded in 1886. In 2011 the club won U14 hurling and football premier county finals as well as representing Wexford in the Féile Na nGael reaching the division 1 semi final. in 2015, the club's adult hurling team won the Junior County Championship to be promoted to Intermediate A. In 2016, they won the Intermediate Football Championship to be promoted to the Senior grade. Their most recent win was in 2018 when they won the Intermediate A hurling title to be promoted to Intermediate grade.

Transport

' Local Link Wexford', formerly 'The Rural Bus', provides links with

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, and a taxi company is situated in the village.

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routes 372 and 373 serve Taghmon on Mondays and Tuesdays only providing links to Wexford town,

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and

Notable people

* James Ryan, the politician, was born at Tomcoole near Taghmon in 1891. Two of his sisters, Mary Kate and Phyllis, also from Tomcoole, were married to the Irish President

Seán T. O'Kelly Seán Thomas O'Kelly (; 25 June 1882 – 23 November 1966), originally John T. O'Kelly, was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as the second president of Ireland from June 1945 to June 1959. He also served as deputy prime minister of Ir ...

, while a third sister married

Richard Mulcahy Richard James Mulcahy (10 May 1886 – 16 December 1971) was an Irish Fine Gael politician and army general who served as Minister for Education from 1948 to 1951 and 1954 to 1957, Minister for the Gaeltacht from June 1956 to October 1956, L ...

, Chief of Staff of the

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. Other members of the family were active in public life.The Ryans of Tomcoole
at nli.ie, accessed 12 May 2015

References

External links

Taghmon Historical Society

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