Old stone walls are an integral part of the built heritage of County Wexford and Taghmon has particularly high concentration of them, many of which probably date to the 19th century. In Taghmon good stretches of stone wall are found in front of the Irish Pride bakery, along the Ross Road, along the western side of Stream Street, on Chapel Lane, beside the recycling centre and surrounding the Lady’s/St. Mary’s and St. Munna’s graveyards.
Not only are these structures testimony to the skilled craftsmen who built them they are also an important habitat for many plants and insects. A cursory inspection identified a number of specialist plant species growing on the walls including, black spleenwort, ivy-leafed toadflax, red valerian, wall-rue, maidenhair spleenwort, wall pennywort and ivy. The walls add great character to the village and should be retained wherever possible.
Taghmon Heritage 