# Taghmon, Co. Wexford: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Taghmon, barony of Shelmaliere West, Co. Wexford; in Irish Teach Munna. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,017,537 m² (101.75 ha, 251.44 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 105 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 395 m² - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 27 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Taghmon, https://everytownland.com/wexford/parish/taghmon.md - Barony: Shelmaliere West - Electoral division: Taghmon, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,201 people lived in 444 households in the Taghmon electoral division. 59% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Wexford, https://everytownland.com/wexford.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/54474 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 242145 - Centre: latitude 52.31917, longitude -6.660381 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 105 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Taghmon, from 5 m² to 757,881 m² (75.79 ha, 187.28 acres); 28 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 413437: 757,881 m² (75.79 ha, 187.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/413437.md - Parcel 365059: 71,548 m² (7.15 ha, 17.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/365059.md - Parcel 4968909: 33,842 m² (3.38 ha, 8.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4968909.md - Parcel 402100: 9,690 m² (0.97 ha, 2.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/402100.md - Parcel 375327: 9,046 m² (0.9 ha, 2.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/375327.md - Parcel 365126: 8,068 m² (0.81 ha, 1.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/365126.md - Parcel 409520: 6,036 m² (0.6 ha, 1.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/409520.md - Parcel 5108409: 5,328 m² (0.53 ha, 1.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5108409.md - Parcel 2692293: 5,037 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2692293.md - Parcel 362992: 4,131 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/362992.md - Parcel 5594715: 3,981 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5594715.md - Parcel 5623111: 3,924 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5623111.md - Parcel 361721: 3,288 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/361721.md - Parcel 3298370: 3,183 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3298370.md - Parcel 6146606: 2,765 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6146606.md - Parcel 5661177: 2,661 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5661177.md - Parcel 375604: 2,612 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/375604.md - Parcel 5034146: 2,566 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5034146.md - Parcel 5034140: 2,481 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5034140.md - Parcel 392499: 2,430 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/392499.md - Parcel 375856: 2,387 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/375856.md - Parcel 387275: 2,363 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/387275.md - Parcel 2692269: 2,313 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2692269.md - Parcel 388191: 2,233 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/388191.md - Parcel 375886: 2,161 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/375886.md - Parcel 420060: 2,139 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/420060.md - Parcel 394963: 2,133 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/394963.md - Parcel 6050991: 2,126 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6050991.md - Parcel 393256: 2,120 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/393256.md - Parcel 420384: 2,116 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/420384.md - Parcel 361381: 2,086 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/361381.md - Parcel 420416: 1,991 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/420416.md - Parcel 5623087: 1,858 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5623087.md - Parcel 365560: 1,857 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/365560.md - Parcel 377207: 1,633 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/377207.md - Parcel 373126: 1,356 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/373126.md - Parcel 392870: 1,302 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/392870.md - Parcel 392262: 1,181 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/392262.md - Parcel 365787: 1,155 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/365787.md - Parcel 1541607: 1,126 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1541607.md - Parcel 5778775: 922 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5778775.md - Parcel 2633581: 841 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2633581.md - Parcel 4971704: 840 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4971704.md - Parcel 6174182: 728 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6174182.md - Parcel 405530: 708 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/405530.md - Parcel 5539228: 607 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5539228.md - Parcel 2427663: 585 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2427663.md - Parcel 363679: 556 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/363679.md - Parcel 397733: 547 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/397733.md - Parcel 5332127: 456 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5332127.md - Parcel 383569: 436 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/383569.md - Parcel 374461: 435 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/374461.md - Parcel 365764: 395 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/365764.md - Parcel 410387: 348 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/410387.md - Parcel 5362942: 308 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5362942.md - Parcel 371962: 307 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/371962.md - Parcel 405402: 281 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/405402.md - Parcel 375469: 275 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/375469.md - Parcel 410358: 264 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/410358.md - Parcel 410515: 239 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/410515.md - Parcel 407573: 231 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/407573.md - Parcel 403522: 230 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/403522.md - Parcel 412502: 230 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/412502.md - Parcel 4699806: 228 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4699806.md - Parcel 5384409: 228 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5384409.md - Parcel 411835: 220 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/411835.md - Parcel 407915: 218 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/407915.md - Parcel 405227: 216 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/405227.md - Parcel 411198: 215 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/411198.md - Parcel 404071: 212 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/404071.md - Parcel 410983: 212 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/410983.md - Parcel 409322: 211 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/409322.md - Parcel 398203: 210 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/398203.md - Parcel 399851: 210 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/399851.md - Parcel 409873: 207 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/409873.md - Parcel 410873: 206 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/410873.md - Parcel 410803: 204 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/410803.md - Parcel 400429: 204 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/400429.md - Parcel 413497: 203 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/413497.md - Parcel 411508: 202 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/411508.md - Parcel 384206: 201 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/384206.md - Parcel 374099: 200 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/374099.md - Parcel 401005: 200 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/401005.md - Parcel 404691: 199 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/404691.md - Parcel 410625: 198 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/410625.md - Parcel 401587: 198 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/401587.md - Parcel 423893: 194 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/423893.md - Parcel 3973164: 176 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3973164.md - Parcel 407431: 161 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/407431.md - Parcel 409832: 149 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/409832.md - Parcel 397320: 130 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/397320.md - Parcel 365816: 130 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/365816.md - Parcel 374371: 130 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/374371.md - Parcel 377430: 122 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/377430.md - Parcel 5936476: 122 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5936476.md - Parcel 5199926: 118 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5199926.md - Parcel 5572018: 108 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5572018.md - Parcel 5782013: 106 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5782013.md - Parcel 6050989: 82 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6050989.md - Parcel 3384575: 78 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3384575.md - Parcel 374413: 65 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/374413.md - Parcel 381531: 24 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/381531.md - Parcel 404944: 21 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/404944.md - Parcel 1541608: 19 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1541608.md - Parcel 5475357: 5 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5475357.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Taghmon in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 27 applications, newest first. - 18 Jun 2026, Wexford County Council 20260784: N/a. Permission. Permission for the proposed construction of 2 no. teaching rooms/garden rooms. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/131453 - 27 Aug 2025, Wexford County Council 20251072: Granted (conditional). Permission. Permission for the proposed construction of an extension. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/129627 - 2 Jul 2025, Wexford County Council 20250817: Granted (conditional). Permission, 1 home. Permission for the construction of a fully serviced dwelling and associated work. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/129338 - 7 Nov 2024, Wexford County Council 20241378: Granted (conditional). Permission. Permission is sought for the proposed construction of a fully serviced. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/128065 - 16 Jul 2024, Wexford County Council 20240842: Granted (conditional). Permission. Permission to erect a serviced dwellinghouse with a detached domestic. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/127482 - 12 Jul 2024, Wexford County Council 20240830: N/a. Permission. Permission to erect a serviced dwelling house with detached domestic garage stor. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/127452 - 25 Oct 2023, Wexford County Council 20231283: Granted (conditional). Retention. Permission for the proposed conversion of attic storage space to a class room/. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/126174 - 27 Sept 2023, Wexford County Council 20231155: N/a. Retention. Permission for the proposed conversion of attic storage space to class room. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/126034 - 31 Aug 2023, Wexford County Council 20231028: Granted (conditional). Permission. Permission for the proposed development of a new community soccer and sports. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/125902 - 13 Jul 2023, Wexford County Council 20230810: Granted (conditional). Retention. Permission for retention for an extension built to the existing dwelling house. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/125664 - 5 Jul 2023, Wexford County Council 20230771: N/a. Retention. Permission for Retention is sought for an extension built to the existing. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/125616 - 21 Jun 2023, Wexford County Council 20230696: N/a. Retention. Permission for retention for an extension built to the existing dwelling house. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/125521 - 19 Apr 2022, Wexford County Council 20220508: Granted (conditional). Permission. Permission for the construction of an extension to rear of existing dwelling, re. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/123402 - 14 Apr 2022, Wexford County Council 20220495: Granted (conditional). Permission. Permission to construct an extension to the existing building with includes the. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/123388 - 22 Oct 2021, Wexford County Council 20211641: Granted (conditional). Permission, 2 homes. Permission for the erection of a fully serviced dwelling house and attached. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/122371 - 13 Jul 2021, Wexford County Council 20211124: Granted (conditional). Permission, 1 home. Permission for the proposed construction of a fully serviced dwelling house, in. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/121768 - 7 Jul 2021, Wexford County Council 20211077: N/a. Permission, 1 home. Permission for the proposed construction of a fully serviced dwelling house, ins. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/121719 - 17 Dec 2019, Wexford County Council 20191678: Granted (conditional). Permission, 1 home. PERMISSION FOR THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A FULLY SERVICED DWELLING HOUSE. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/112307 - 11 Sept 2019, Wexford County Council 20191262: Granted (conditional). Permission. PERMISSION FOR THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A FULLY SERVICED DWELLING HOUSE,. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/110893 - 2 Jul 2019, Wexford County Council 20190929: Granted (conditional). Permission, 1 home. PERMISSION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING DERELICT DWELLING HOUSE AND CONS. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/109403 - 10 Oct 2018, Wexford County Council 20181385: Granted (conditional). Retention. PERMISSION FOR RETENTION FOR THE ELEVATION CHANGE TO DOMESTIC GARAGE AS THAT FRO. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/107211 - 6 Sept 2018, Wexford County Council 20181219: N/a. Retention. PERMISSION FOR RETENTION IS SOUGHT FROM WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL FOR THE ELEVATION. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/106970 - 7 Mar 2018, Wexford County Council 20180262: Granted (conditional). Permission. PERMISSION FOR THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HO. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/105749 - 3 Oct 2017, Wexford County Council 20120727: Granted (conditional). Extension of duration. ERECT A DWELLING AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/104749 - 6 Mar 2017, Wexford County Council 20170267: Granted (conditional). Retention, 1 home. PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH AN EXISTING DILAPIDATED DWELLING HOUSE AND CARRY OUT ALL. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/103343 - 20 Dec 2016, Wexford County Council 20161423: Granted (conditional). Permission. PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A SUN LOUNGE TO SIDE OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE WITH. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/102919 - 17 Oct 2016, Wexford County Council 20161147: Refused. Retention, 1 home. PERMISSION FOR TO DEMOLISH AN EXISTING DILAPIDATED DWELLING HOUSE, ERECT A. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/102566 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Taghmon. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - WX041-006: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWX041-006----. Situated on top of a broad hill. The cropmark of two concentric fosse features (max. ext. diam. c. 50m) is visible on aerial photograph (CUCAP, EDO 73). It is not visible at ground level in a harvested cereal crop. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 20 March, 2013 - WX041-007: Field system, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWX041-007----. Located on a slight S-facing slope just SW of Taghmon town and church site (WX041-008003-). A grass-covered area of c. 18 acres (c. 8 ha) is divided into rectangular plots (dims. c. 40m x c. 30m) by low earthen banks (Wth c. 2-3m; H 0.2-0.5m). A sunken roadway (Wth 5-10m; L c. 300m) runs NNW-SSE at the W edge of the fields and E around the SW corner of the surviving fields. A re-used granite gate-pier (dims 0.28m x 0.25m; H 1.58m) is located on a right-angled turn in a field bank. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 20 March, 2013 - WX041-008: Historic town, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWX041-008----. The medieval settlement of Taghmon developed around the site of a monastery (WX041-008003-) founded by St Munna in the 6th century. The monastery seems to have been defunct by the end of the 11h century, although a convent of nuns (WX041-008004-) had been established at Taghmon before 1170 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 44-5, 324). Taghmon was reserved as a seigneurial manor by Strongbow and it encompassed the parishes of Taghmon and Coolstuff, while the extensive forest of Taghmon (Orpen 1934) was also attached to it (Hore 1900-11, vol. 5, 417-8). In the division of the Leinster lordship after 1247 the manor passed to Agatha Mortimer, while her major possessions were in Laois-Offaly (Colfer 2002, 72). An inquisition of 1305 found that the burgesses held 5 carucates of land from the manor at a rent of over £8, and an inquisition of 1358 found that Roesia, the widow of Robert Meyler of Duncormick (WX046-034001-), owned 21 burgages in the W part of the town (Hore 1900-11, vol. 5, 417-8). In an inquisition of 1420 it was found that the burgage rent of £8 was due to Sir Gilbert Talbot (ibid. 419). The settlement survived through the middle ages, although it never had a charter and was probably not fortified. In 1548 William Hore of Harperstown (WX041-024----) was granted the castle of Taghmon, and in 1600 Taghmon was burned by disaffected Kavanaghs (ibid. 414). According to the Civil Survey five landowners including William Hore owned 840 acres at Taghmon (Simington 1953, 83), and Taghmon was still possessed by the Harperstown Hores in 1684 when the town was described by Robert Leigh as an ancient corporation governed by a master and burghers, but at that time it consisted of a ruined castle, a parish church in repair, the ruins of two chapels, and a dozen cabins (Hore 1858-8, 463-4). Taghmon is located on a gentle SE-facing slope, but its position on the old road from Wexford town to New Ross ensured it some prosperity until the establishment of the more direct New Line (N25) in the1830s began its decline (Lewis 1839, vol. 2, 586). The New Line from Wexford town to Wellington Bridge and Duncannon (R733) that was built later in the 19th century and which by-passed Taghmon c. 4km to the S, further isolated the settlement. The remains consist of the site of the site of St. Munna’s church (WX041-008003-), the high cross (WX041-008002-), the sites of the parish church (WX041-008015-), the nunnery (WX041-008004-) which may be St. Bridget’s church, and Our Lady’s church (WX041-008007-), together with their graveyards. There is also the tower house (WX041-008001-), and two holy wells (WX041-008006-; WX041-008005-). Excavations within the village have produced medieval material at three locations (WX041-008008-; WX041-008009-; WX041-008016-). Archaeological monitoring (15E0412) of a gas pipeline in Area 12 recorded a number of stone culvers and cobbled surfaces and a large ditch (Wth of top 4m; D 1m) at the E of the Main Street that is likely to be the ecclesiastical enclosure of the early monastery. It was filled with wet dark brown/grey clayey silt with some sand but no dating material was recovered (Sutton 2018: excavations.ie: 2015: 422). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 20 March, 2013 Amended: 19 October 2020 - WX041-008003: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWX041-008003-. St. Munna founded a monastery in the late 6th century at Achad Liathdrum – Field of the Grey Ridge – that came to be known as Taghmon – Teach Munna (Munna’s house). The saint may have been from Wesmeath – Longford, and through his mother, Feidhealm, connected to Niall Naoighiallach (of the nine hostages) and the royal families of Ireland. His Saint’s Life may have been written as early as the 8th century, and thus be relatively uncorrupted. He studied at Kilmore, Co. Cavan, and Devinish, Co. Fermanagh, and has been connected with Colum Cille of Iona. His first churches were in the midlands, but in later life he settled in Taghmon where he is said to have died in 635 (Culleton 1999, 108-85; Ó Riain 2011, 505-07). His monastery prospered and the deaths of the abbots are recorded from AD 777 to 953 (Ó Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 23). It was a rival to Ferns, and in 814 or 816 a battle was fought between the monasteries or their supporters, in which 400 people died. Saint Mullins, Co. Carlow and Taghmon were attacked by Viking raiders in 824, but in 825-7 Taghmon defeated the foreigners (Hore 1900-11, vol. 5, 416-7). However, the monastery was plundered by Vikings in 917, and it might never have recovered as it seems to have been defunct by the mid-11th century (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 44-5). This may reflect the decline of its patrons, the Síl Máeluidir, in the Uí Chinnselagh dynasty (Culleton 1999, 142-3). Taghmon is situated on a gentle S-facing slope. St. Munna’s church is depicted as a small structure on the 1839 Ed. of the OS 6-inch map and it is described by John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 as being just a small portion of the chancel ‘18 feet (c. 5.5m) in length by 11 feet four inches (c. 3.45m) in breadth’ reduced almost to the foundations with a small window towards the E end of the S wall (O’Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 51). None of this structure survives within a rectangular graveyard (dims 37m N-S; 31m E-W) defined by masonry walls. Twelve granite grave-markers in the graveyard have solid ringed heads, and are probably influenced in their design by the only physical remnant of St. Munna’s monastery in the base and head of a granite high cross (WX041-008002-) at the probable site of the medieval parish church (WX041-008015-) c. 120m to the N. Archaeological testing (97E0450) outside the graveyard to the NE failed to recovery any related material (Hurley 1998), although features that may be connected with it (WX041-008016-) were found in excavation c. 160m to the NW. Theabove description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 20 March, 2013 - WX041-008004: Religious house - Augustinian, of Arrouaise nuns, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWX041-008004-. Depicted as a small rectangular structure (dims c. 10m x c. 5m) described as a 'Nunnery (in ruins)' on the 1839 Ed. of the OS 6-inch map and located on a gentle S-facing slope adjacent to the site of St Munna's church (WX041-008003-). This may be the site of a pre-Anglo-Norman nunnery which became Arroasian in 12th century but was derelict by c. 1330 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 324). It might also be the site of St Bridget's church mentioned in 1543, 1558 and 1615, which was part of the possessions of the Knights Hospitallers of Kilcolgan (Hore 1906, vol. 5, 420 21; vol. 4, 287 ). According to a Visitation by Thomas Ram, the Protestant bishop of Ferns, in 1615 there was no priest, and the condition of the church building was not recorded (ibid. vol. 6, 271). The outline of a rectangular structure (dims. 18.5m E-W; 12.8m N-S) defined by low earthen banks (Wth 4m; H 0.2-0.8m) with a possible entrance (Wth 2m) at S was visible in 1988. A possible trackway (Wth c. 5m) running E-W (L c. 70m), defined by low earthen banks, was c. 30m to the S. The site of the Nunnery Well (WX041-008005-) is c. 75m to the SE. Archaeological testing (97E0450) in the vicinity failed to recovery any related material (Hurley 1998). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 20 March, 2013 Amended: 4 Sep. 2013 - WX041-008005: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWX041-008005-. Marked on the 1839 and 1925 Eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as Nunnery Well on both. It is situated on a gentle S and SE-facing slope c. 75m SE of the site of the nunnery (WX041-008004-). A small opening (dims 0.35m x 0.25m; d 0.3m) is lined with stones, and the headwaters of a small N-S stream are c. 10m to the E with dense scrub nearby. There is no indication of, or record of, veneration. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 20 May, 2013 - WX041-008007: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWX041-008007-. Marked as a small rectangular structure (dims c. 15m E-W; c. 5m N-S) on the 1839 Ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as Lady’s Church in gothic lettering. It is probably one of the two ruins of chapels mentioned by Robert Leigh in 1684 (Hore 1858-9, 463-4), and John O'Donovan writing c. 1840 described portion of the E gable as standing to a height of c. 2.5m (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 52). Today only a short length of ivy-covered wall (L 2.15m; H 2.35m) survives within a rectangular graveyard (dims 45m NW-SE; c. 25-30m NE-SW) defined by masonry walls. A granite grave-marker (Corlett 2010) in the graveyard has a solid ringed head, and is probably influenced by the only physical remnant of St. Munna’s monastery in the base and head of a granite high cross (WX041-008002-). Archaeological testing (93E0125) immediately SW of the graveyard produced no archaeological features (Wren 1994). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 20 March, 2013 - WX041-008009: Field boundary, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWX041-008009-. Situated on a SE-facing slope within the N edge of the town of Taghmon. Archaeological testing (04E0630) uncovered a section of a steep-sided U-shaped E-W ditch or fosse (Wth 1.9-2.55m; D 1.35m) with a visible length of 12.5m but which extended outside the test area to the E and W. It contained four silted fills that were archaeologically sterile but are probably of medieval date, and it can be interpreted as a field ditch or a defensive ditch (Hardy 2007). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 19 March, 2013 - WX041-008010: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWX041-008010-. Situated on a gentle S-facing slope. The site of St. Munna’s church (WX041-008003-) is within a rectangular graveyard (dims 37m N-S; 31m E-W) defined by masonry walls. Twelve granite grave-markers (Corlett 2010) in the graveyard have solid ringed heads, and are probably influenced in their design by the only physical remnant of St. Munna’s monastery in the base and head of a granite high cross (WX041-008002-) at the probable site of the medieval parish church (WX041-008016-) c. 120m to the N. Archaeological testing (97E0450) outside the graveyard to the NE failed to recovery any related material (Hurley 1998). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 20 March, 2013 - WX041-008011: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWX041-008011-. Situated on a SE-facing slope within Taghmon. A short length of wall from the Lady’s Church (WX041-008007-) survives within a rectangular graveyard (dims 45m NW-SE; c. 25-30m NE-SW) defined by masonry walls. A granite grave-marker (Corlett 2010) in the graveyard has a solid ringed head, and is probably influenced in its design by the only physical remnant of St. Munna’s monastery in the base and head of a granite high cross (WX041-008002-). - WX041-008013: Cross, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWX041-008013-. Situated on a SE-facing slope within Taghmon town. A granite grave-marker (Corlett 2010, 242) in the graveyard (WX041-008011-) with the remains of Lady's church (WX041-008007-) has a solid ringed head, which is probably influenced in its design by the only physical remnant of St. Munna’s monastery in the base and head of a granite high cross (WX041-008002-) at the probable site of the medieval parish church (WX041-008015-) c. 175m to the SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 20 March, 2013 - WX041-008014: Cross, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWX041-008014-. Situated on a gentle S-facing slope at the S edge of Taghmon town. At least 12 granite grave-markers (Corlett (2010) in the graveyard (WX041-008010-) of the original St. Munna’s church (WX041-008003-) have solid ringed heads, and are probably influenced in their design by the only physical remnant of St. Munna’s monastery in the base and head of a granite high cross (WX041-008002-) at the probable site of the medieval parish church (WX041-008015-) c. 100m to the N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 20 March, 2013 - WX041-008015: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWX041-008015-. Located on a gentle S-facing slope. The medieval parish church of Taghmon was probably located where the present St. Munna’s Church of Ireland church is now situated, c. 100m to the N of what was probably the earliest St. Munna’s church (WX041-008003-). John de Sutton was the prebendary or priest of the parish in 1312 and was the rector in 1346. There were complaints about absentee priests in the early 15th century, and records of the priests continue into the early 16th century (Hore 1900-11, vol. 5, 418-20). According to a Visitation by Thomas Ram, the Protestant bishop of Ferns, in 1615 Richard Devereux was the priest and the church and chancel were in repair (ibid. vol. 6, 266, 270). There is no evidence of an older structure in the sub-rectangular graveyard (dims c. 40-50m E-W; c. 35-40m N-S) defined by masonry walls, but the head and base of a high cross (WX041-008002-) are in the graveyard. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 20 March, 2013 Amended: 2 Sep. 2013 - WX041-008016: Excavation - miscellaneous, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWX041-008016-. Situated on a slight S and E-facing slope at the S edge of Taghmon town. It is c. 150m NW of the probable site of the original St. Munna’s church (WX041-008003-) and c. 70m W of the probable site of the parish church (WX041-008015-). Archaeological testing and excavation (98E0483) identified three parallel ditch features that were water-logged running NW-SE but perhaps turning SW at their S end (Mullins 2000a). Radiocarbon results and pottery analysis suggests that one of the ditches is 1st to 5th century AD in date while the others are of medieval date (Mullins 200b). Other ditches are connected with the main ditches but they are concentrated in a confined area, although undoubtedly extending outside the development area (Mullins 2002). Away from the ditches a pit (diam. 3m; D 0.6m) containing charcoal and cremated bone and producing a C14 date of AD 660-795 was excavated at the S edge of the development site. - WX041-067001: Kiln - corn-drying, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWX041-067001-. Situated on a slight S facing slope. This was excavated (08E0627) in advance of the building of a Community Centre outside the W edge of Taghmon. The kiln was a bulbous, stone-lined, expansion (diam. 1.8m) at the N end of the flue while the S end was occupied by a fire-pit with some lining stones. Archaeological monitoring (08E0627 ext.) c. 40m to the SE uncovered extensive archaeological deposits, suggesting habitation (WX041-067002-), although this has yet to be tested (Tobin 2009, 2011). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 20 March, 2013 - WX041-067002: Habitation site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWX041-067002-. Situated on a slight S-facing slope. This was identified by R. Tobin in monitoring work (08E0627 ext.) associated with the development of a Community Centre outside the W edge of Taghmon. An area (dims. c. 20m x c. 20m) contains extensive archaeological deposits suggesting habitation, including post-holes, a possible ditch and a possible kiln. The excavated kiln (WX041-067001-) is c. 40m to the NW, (Tobin 2009). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 20 March, 2013 Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - House, 1800–1840, Regional interest, registry number 15615011, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WX®no=15615011. Attached three-bay two-storey house, extant 1840, on a rectangular plan with shopfront to centre ground floor. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipe. Rendered, ruled and lined walls with rusticated rendered quoins to ends. Timber shopfront to centre ground floor. Segmental-headed door opening in segmental-headed recess (north) with cut-granite threshold, doorcase with engaged columns on plinths supporting shallow cornice on rosette-detailed fluted frieze, and concealed dressings framing timber panelled door having fanlight. Remodelled segmental-headed carriageway (south). Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-granite sills, and inscribed rendered "lugged" surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Street fronted with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front. - Bank House, bank/financial institution, 1920–1925, Regional interest, registry number 15615013, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WX®no=15615013. Detached seven-bay two-storey bank, built 1923-4, on a rectangular plan. Closed, ----. Now in alternative use. Hipped slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered off-central chimney stack having corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on exposed timber rafters. Part creeper- or ivy-covered roughcast walls on rendered plinth. Pair of square-headed central door openings with two steps, rendered surrounds with monolithic pilasters supporting "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed hood mouldings on blind friezes framing timber panelled doors having overlights. Square-headed window openings with drag edged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Set back from line of street in landscaped grounds with wrought iron railings to perimeter centred on wrought iron double gates. - Graveyard/cemetery, 1761–1968, Regional interest, registry number 15615014, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WX®no=15615014. Graveyard with collection of lichen-spotted markers, ob. 1761-1968. Set in unkempt grounds. - Graveyard/cemetery, 1740–1988, Regional interest, registry number 15615016, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WX®no=15615016. Graveyard with collection of lichen-spotted markers, ob. 1740-1988. Set in unkempt grounds on a slightly elevated site with repointed piers to perimeter having truncated pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron gate. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Taghmon, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Taghmon. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/wexford/taghmon.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/wexford/taghmon.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/wexford/taghmon.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Taghmon with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wexford: https://everytownland.com/wexford.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Blastknock: https://everytownland.com/wexford/blastknock.md - Cloghulatagh: https://everytownland.com/wexford/cloghulatagh.md - Cloonerane: https://everytownland.com/wexford/cloonerane.md - Coolateggart: https://everytownland.com/wexford/coolateggart.md - Coolaw: https://everytownland.com/wexford/coolaw.md - Coolcull (Moylers): https://everytownland.com/wexford/coolcull-moylers.md - Poulmarl: https://everytownland.com/wexford/poulmarl.md A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/wexford/taghmon - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/wexford/taghmon