placenamesTaghmon
Tigh Munna
Saint Munna’s combines a vaulted church with a four-storey residential tower.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Tigh Munna · Irish · main form
- Taghmon · English · main form
Place & story
Worship and accommodation
Saint Munna’s Church stands east of Crookedwood in Taghmon, County Westmeath. The Office of Public Works describes a vaulted nave and chancel adjoining a four-storey western tower. The tower’s rooms include a first-floor fireplace and sink, a bedroom with a garderobe above, and another living room and small bed chamber higher up. A spiral stair connects the levels. Restoration supervised by Joseph Welland began in 1843 and was completed by 1847. In 1926 the Representative Church Body vested the building in the Commissioners of Public Works for preservation. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Taghmon. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Taghmon – St. Munna’s Church · Office of Public Works, Heritage Ireland
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.