Taghmaconnell

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Taghmaconnell / Taughmaconnell
Teach Mhic Conaill
Village
Taghmaconnell community centre - geograph.org.uk - 963847.jpg
Taghmaconnell community centre in 2008
Country Ireland
Province Connacht
Government
  TypeCommunity Council
Time zone UTC±0 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+1 (IST)
Website taughmaconnell.ie

Taghmaconnell [1] or Taughmaconnell (Irish : Teach Mhic Conaill, meaning 'MacConaill's house') is a small village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It lies between Athlone and Ballinasloe. It is also the name of the parish in which the village lies.

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The majority of people are farmers or work in the large factories and government offices in nearby towns. Ballinasloe is about 5.3 miles away and Athlone is about 6.8 miles away. There are castle ruins to be seen in Castlesampson, Clonbigney and Dundonnell. [2] The village has one of the lowest crime rates in the country. [3]

Religion

The local church is dedicated to the memory of Saint Ronan who also had connections with the Aran Islands and Clonmacnoise. The important focal points within the parish – all depicted on the parish banner – are Saint Ronan’s Well, the National School and the Church. The  Parish Priest is  Fr. Sean Neylon. The present church dates back to 1805, before this the church was built it seems that mass was celebrated in a big barn across the road in what used to be Costello's shop. The first building on the present site was erected in 1805 on land donated by Brabazon Newcomen.

In 1860 a new church was built out of the foundations of the 1805 one. In 1961 major work was done on the church. The mortuary was built and the front door was set in. Wooden statues that were found under the altar during this renovation certainly came from Clontuskert Priory. They are now in the Diocesan Museum beside the Cathedral in Loughrea. All date back to 1200 to 1300 AD. [4]

Local Soccer Pitch, Sky valley Rovers GAA pavilion at Taghmaconnell - geograph.org.uk - 963842.jpg
Local Soccer Pitch, Sky valley Rovers

St Ronan’s well is situated in the town land of Shraduff in Taughmaconnell. Mass is celebrated there every year on 21 June (summer solstice). The tradition about this well is that Ronan was on his way from Aran to Clonmacnoise and stopped at a spring well to get a drink. There was a woman with a blind child at the well. Ronan blessed the well and anointed the child’s eye with the water. The child immediately had its sight restored. [5]

Education

Taughmaconnell currently has two primary schools, one in Taughmaconnell and one in Castlesampson. At present there are four teachers in Taughmaconnell and two teachers in Castlesampson. [6]

Tríona Mc Loughlin is the current principal of Taughmaconnell NS and the school currently has 100 students, it is a Catholic school. [7] Reports show the first school in Taughmaconnell was built in 1852 and the old school is dated 1901. [6]

Mary Naughton is the current principal of Castlesampson NS and the school currently has 40 students, it is a Catholic school. [8] Reports show the first school in Castlesampson was built in 1853 while the second came in 1881. [6]

Sport

Community Council

The Taughmaconnell Community Council is a local council that helps assist residents of the village. It is made up of 21 representatives from every part of the village. [10]

Notable residents

See also

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References [11]

  1. Taughmaconnell/Teach Mhic Conaill. Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. "About". Taughmaconnell. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. "Four crimes were reported last year in our 'safest village'". independent. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. "St Ronan's Church". Taughmaconnell. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  5. "St Ronan's Well". Taughmaconnell. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 "Schools". Taughmaconnell. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  7. "Taughmaconnell National School, Roscommon on SchoolDays.ie". www.schooldays.ie. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  8. "Castle Sampson National School, Roscommon on SchoolDays.ie". www.schooldays.ie. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  9. "Westmeath Independent - Taughmaconnnell hosts first All-Ireland tug of war finals". Westmeath Independent. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  10. "Taughmaconnell Community Council". Facebook . Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  11. "Taughmaconnell". Taughmaconnell. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

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