Taghmon () is a

townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...

County Westmeath "Noble above nobility" , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Westmeath.svg , subdivision_type = Sovereign state, Country , subdivision_name = Republic of Ireland, Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Provinces o ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. It is located about north–north–east of

Mullingar Mullingar ( ; ) is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. It is the third most populous town in the Midland Region, with a population of 20,928 in the 2016 census. The Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543 proclaimed Westmeat ...

. Taghmon is one of 11 townlands of the

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

Taghmon Taghmon (; ) is a village in County Wexford, Ireland. It lies on the R738 regional road, 14 km west of Wexford town and 25 km east-southeast of New Ross. History It can be established, from historical records, that the area now com ...

in the

barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron * Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron * Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...

Corkaree Corkaree () is a barony in north County Westmeath, in the Republic of Ireland. It was formed by 1672.Corkaree< ...

in the

Province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

Leinster Leinster ( ; ga, Laighin or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, situated in the southeast and east of Ireland. The province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige. Following the 12th-century Norman invasion of Ir ...

. The townland covers and contains the small village of

Crookedwood Crookedwood () is a small village in County Westmeath on the R394 regional road. Historically it was called ''Taghmon'' (), after the townland it occupies. Geography Overlooked by the dominating hill of Knockeyon to the north, the village r ...

. The neighbouring townlands are: Gartlandstown to the north, Tuitestown to the north, Clondalever (Kilpatrick) to the north, Clondalever (Taghmon) to the east,

Balreagh Balreagh is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–east of Mullingar. Balreagh is one of 34 townlands of the civil parish of Rathconnell in the barony of Moyashel and Magheradernon in the Province of Leinster. The ...

to the south-east,

Rathcorbally Rathcorbally is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–east of Mullingar. Rathcorbally is one of 11 townlands of the civil parish of Taghmon in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland cover ...

to the south, Foxburrow to the south,

Glebe Glebe (; also known as church furlong, rectory manor or parson's close(s))McGurk 1970, p. 17 is an area of land within an ecclesiastical parish used to support a parish priest. The land may be owned by the church, or its profits may be reserved ...

to the south, Monkstown to the south,

Farrancallin Farrancallin is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–north–east of Mullingar. Farrancallin is one of 11 townlands of the civil parish of Taghmon in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The tow ...

to the south and Martinstown to the west. In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 22 houses and 76 inhabitantsInhabitants in Taghmon
''Census of Ireland 1911''. Retrieved on 5 September 2015. in the townland.

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