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Taghmon, County Wexford, Ireland

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Townland
Taghmon
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.32104, -6.65336
SMR number
WX041-008014-

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The National Monuments Service's description

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

Corlett, C. 2010 'The Taghmon Crosses, Co. Wexford'. In M. Davies, U. Mac Conville & G. Cooney (eds.), A grand gallimaufry collected in honour of Nick Maxwell, 237-42. Dublin. Wordwell.

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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