Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Taghmon, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- 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
- WX041-008015-
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University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
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
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Augustinian, of Arrouaise nunsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.