Taghmon

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Taghmon
Teach Munna (Irish)
Village
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Taghmon
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°19′N6°40′W / 52.32°N 6.66°W / 52.32; -6.66
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Wexford
Government
 •  Dáil constituency Wexford
Population
 (2016) [1]
585
Time zone UTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode
Y35
Area codes +353(0)53

Taghmon ( /tæˈmʊn/ ; [2] [3] Irish : Teach Munna, meaning "house of Munn") [4] is a village in County Wexford, Ireland. It lies on the R738 regional road, 14 km west of Wexford town and 25 km east-southeast of New Ross.

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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. [5] 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'.[ citation needed ]

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 Gaelic Athletic Association 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.[ citation needed ]

Transport

'Local Link Wexford', formerly 'The Rural Bus', provides links with Wexford town, [6] and a taxi company is situated in the village. Bus Éireann routes 372 and 373 serve Taghmon on Mondays and Tuesdays only providing links to Wexford town, Wellingtonbridge and New Ross. [7]

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Taghmon". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Iona), Adamnanus (de (18 October 1857). ""The" Life of St. Columba, Founder of Hy; Written by Adamnan, 9th Abbot of that Monastery: The Text Printed from a Manuscript of the 8th Century ; with the Various Readings of 6 Other Manuscripts Preserved in Different Parts of Europe ; to which are Added, Copious Notes and Dissertations, Illustrative of the Early History of the Columbian Institutions in Ireland and Scotland". Irish archaelog. & celtic Soc. – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Murphy, Ellie (12 June 2015). "Taghmon, Co #Wexford pronounced "tie-mun" by #rte news anchor Brian Dobson. Not a bad attempt. It's actually pronounced "ta-mun"". Twitter.
  4. ↑ "Teach Munna/Taghmon". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. ↑ Charles-Edwards, T.M. Early Christian Ireland page 117. Cambridge University Press, 8 January 2001.
  6. ↑ Local Link Wexford theruralbus.ie Retrieved 5 September 2015
  7. ↑ "Timetable - Route 371" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  8. ↑ The Ryans of Tomcoole at nli.ie, accessed 12 May 2015
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