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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Taghmon contained the following places:"TAGHMON, a parish in the barony of Corkaree, county Westmeath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 6 miles N.E. of Mullingar, its post town. It is situated on Lough Dereveragh, and is crossed by the road from Mullingar to Castle-Pollard. It comprises some woodland and bog. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Meath, value with two others £307, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is an ancient Gothic structure. The Roman Catholic chapel is at Monktown. There are two schools, also traces of several raths."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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