Where is Taghmon, Wexford located?

Taghmon is located in Wexford, Ireland, at approximate coordinates 52.3228°, -6.6542°.

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Taghmon

Coordinates52.32°, -6.65°

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Overview

Taghmon is a village in County Wexford, Ireland. It lies on the R738 regional road, 14 km (9 mi) west of Wexford town and 25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of New Ross. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.

History & geography

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. 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.

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