Taghkeen or Taugheen, Mayo
Historical Description
TAGHKEEN, or TAUGHEEN, a parish, in the barony of CLANMORRIS, county of MAYO, and province of CONNAUGHT, 2 miles (N. N. E.) from Hollymount, on the road to Claremorris, and on the river Robe; containing 2562 inhabitants. The parish comprises 6716 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £2313 per annum, besides large tracts of bog; it is mostly under tillage; agriculture has but little improved; the chief crops are oats and potatoes. Hollybrook is the seat of A. C. Lynch, Esq., J.P. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Tuam, forming part of the union of Hollymount, or Kilcommon; the tithes amount to £104. 2. 5¼. In the R. C. divisions the parish is part of the union or district of Crossboyne: the chapel at Carrarnore is a thatched building. There are two private schools, in which are about 130 children.
Civil Registration
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Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Taghkeen or Taugheen from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1840 by Samuel Lewis (Taghkeen or Taugheen)
Land and Property
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