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Saint Munna's Church (Taghmon) · Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.012buildings on the National Inventory
History of Taghmon · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Taghmon: 12 buildings on the National Inventory
Taghmon has kept more old homes than most towns: 10% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. It is a historic town on the Sites and Monuments Record, with 13 archaeological sites inside it. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1735.
On the National Inventory
12
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
13
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1735
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
10%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Taghmon’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Regional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 12, by rating
12 Regional and other sites
The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage is the State’s survey of buildings from 1700 to today, county by county; each record gives a rating, dates, a type and an appraisal. Being on it is not legal protection: that is each council’s Record of Protected Structures.
Points from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and the Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0).
Regional and other sites
12 historic places in Taghmon
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1865–1875Saint Fintan's Catholic Church (church / chapel)Chapel Street, Taghmon
Bank / financial institution · 1920–1925Bank HouseRoss Road, Taghmon
Church / chapel · 1925–1956Saint Fintan's Catholic Church (church / chapel)Chapel Street, Taghmon
House · 1735–1740House, Main Street, Taghmon
Graveyard / cemetery · 1761–1968Graveyard, Main Street, Taghmon
House · 1800–1840House, Main Street, Taghmon
House · 1800–1840House, Ross Road, Taghmon
Monument · 1810–1820Monument, Taghmon
House · 1835–1840House, Main Street, Taghmon
Water pump · 1905–1922Water pump, Main Street, Stream Street originally Back Street, Taghmon
Water pump · 1905–1922Water pump, Main Street, Taghmon
What’s recorded
Churches and chapels and homes tie for the lead in Taghmon’s record, 4 each
Regional importance is the highest rating any of Taghmon’s buildings holds. Among the highest-rated: Saint Munna's Church and Saint Fintan's Catholic Church. The variety is wide in Taghmon: 5 kinds of building on the record.
Churches and chapels4
Homes4
Street furniture2
Public buildings1
Memorials and tombs1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Taghmon’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries2
19th century 1800–18996
1900 and later to today4
2 of the 12 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Taghmon
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
13 archaeological sites inside the town
Sites on the Record of Monuments and Places, the statutory list drawn from this record, are protected by law: anyone planning work at or near one must give the National Monuments Service two months’ notice.
| Excavation - miscellaneous2 records |
| Graveyard2 records |
| Historic town1 record |
| Castle - tower house1 record |
| Cross - High cross1 record |
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Field boundary1 record |
| Cross1 record |
| Kiln - corn-drying1 record |
| Habitation site1 record |
Just outside Taghmon: 8
| Blastknock CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Hillburn HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Ozier Hill HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Graveyard, CoolstuffRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Graveyard, TaghmonRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Graveyard, ForestRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Farm house, BrownscastleRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Farm house, TaghmonRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Since 2011, Taghmon has added 9.7% of its homes, against a usual 5.8%
Against a typical 3.9%, 6.2% of Taghmon’s homes went up between the wars. The busiest building years in Taghmon were from 1946 to 1980, which account for 27% of today’s homes. More than half of Taghmon’s housing predates 2001.
10%
Before 1919
6.2%
1919–45
27%
1946–80
25%
1981–2000
22%
2001–10
9.7%
Since 2011
TaghmonTypical town
Census 2022, households by the year their home was built (CSO, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0); the typical town is the middle Irish town of 2,500 or more.
Neighbours
Taghmon and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taghmon | 740 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| Wexford | 21,524 | 629 | 16 | 57 |
| Castlebridge | 1,850 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| Rosslare | 1,795 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
In brief
Taghmon in brief
Old houses are part of Taghmon’s character: 10% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 12 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 6 of 12. The oldest, Saint Munna's Church (Taghmon), dates from 1815.
The archaeological record adds 13 sites. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: Mary Kate Ryan (1878) was born here before 1900.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The National Inventory. The State’s survey of post-1700 buildings, made county by county since 1990 (NIAH); a few records are older. It records; it does not protect.
- Ratings. International and National: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Regional: in its region. Local and record-only buildings get no page here.
- Archaeology. The Sites and Monuments Record (National Monuments Service) lists known archaeological sites; the national monuments to visit and the sites with an encyclopedia article get pages here.
- Protection. Both registers are surveys, not protection: a building is protected by its council’s Record of Protected Structures, and no national open list joins the 31 councils’ records.
- The grade. Ireland’s History grade is not built yet: the page describes, and gives no grade.
Questions about Taghmon’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Taghmon?
12 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Taghmon?
House, Main Street, Taghmon: the first date on its record is 1735.
Are there archaeological sites in Taghmon?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 13 archaeological sites inside Taghmon.
How old are the homes in Taghmon?
10% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
Are the buildings on this page protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
History is described here, not graded.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie) · Sites and Monuments Record and the National Monuments Service’s monuments to visit · CSO Census 2022 (homes by the year built) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, including the National Library of Ireland’s collections, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata and English Wikipedia for people born here · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).