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Rh TAGHSHEENOD. 608 TALATON. Leiuster, Ireland, 7 miles W. of Wexford. It is situated on the road from New Ross to Wexford. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ferns, val. with two others 511, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was built by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. There are a Roman Catholic chapel and two public schools. Slevoy Castle and Harperstown are the principal seats. The town originated in a monastery, founded by St. Munno in the 6th century. It was sacked by the Danes early in the 10th century, and was afterwards given to Ferns Abbey. The town contains a chief police station, barracks, and dispensary. Petty sessions are held at intervals. The place was formerly a parliamentary borough, returning two members before the Union. Tuesday and Friday are market days. TAGHSHEENOD, a par. in the bars, of Shrule and Moydow, co. Longford, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles N.E. of Ballymahon. Colehill is its post town. The surface consists of a medium soil. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ferns united with Moydow. Here are two day schools, also ruins of the church at Loughan. Park and Richmount arc the principal seats. Here are ruins of an abbey, founded by Gormgall O'Quin in the time of King John, and of Moraine Castle. TAGHSHINNY, a par. and post-office vil. in the bars, of Rathcline and Shrule, co. Longford, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. The surface consists of a good soil, with some bog. The parish is traversed by the river Inny, on which stands the village, and by the Royal canal. The living is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Ardagh, val. with Abbeyshruel, 286, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is about a century old, and contains a monument to Judge Gore. There are two or three schools, chiefly supported by private cha- rity. Park Place and Doory Hall are the chief resi- dences. Black stone is quarried hero. Fairs are held on 27th March and 28th May. TAGOAT, a post-office vil. in the par. of Rosslare, bar. of Forth, co. Wexford, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles S.E. of Killinick. It is situated near Wexford harbour, on the road to Wexford, and has a Roman Catholic chapel and chief police station. Hill Castle is the neighbouring seat. TAI, a tnshp. in the par. of Bettws-yn-Rhos, co. Denbigh, 3 miles S.W. of Abergele. TAIBACH, a vil. in the par. of Havpd-y-Porth, co. Glamorgan, 1 mile S.E. of Aberafon. It is situated near the Bristol Channel. In the vicinity are Vivian's " Con- stantinople" copper, tin, and coal works. TAILBERT, a hmlt. in the par. of Shap, co. West- moreland, 2 miles S.W. of Shap. TAIN, a par., market town, royal and parliamentary burgh in the district of Easter Ross, cos. Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. The par., which contains the vil. of Inver, extends 8 miles along the S. shore of Dor- noch Firth, by a breadth of 2 miles inland. The sur- face is generally level, but rises into hills towards the W., the highest being Tain Hill, 800 feet above sea- level, where limestone is quarried. The sea-shore is flat and sandy, the uplands well wooded, and the land near the town much improved. The town, which was anciently called Buldaich, signifying in Gaelic " the town of St. Duthac," is situated on a gentle acclivity about a mile from the Firth of Dornoch, across which arm of the sea several ferries have been established, and near the head of which ia an iron bridge. Turn is about 46 miles N, of Inverness, and 26 N.E. of Dingwall, and is a station on the High- land railway. The streets are irregularly laid out, but have of late years been mufch improved by the erection of many good houses and several public buildings. Among the latter are the new townhidl, which was rebuilt in 1833 on the site of the old one, then used as a place of confinement for debtors, also a large modern edifice for assemblies and public meetings, a borough gaol, reading rooms, savings-bank, and three commercial banks, being branches respec- tively of the North of Scotland, British Linen Com- pany, and of the Commercial Bank of Scotland. Tho most prominent branches of industry are distilling, brewing, an iron foundry, and in the vicinity of the town is. a woollen mill. Though seated almost on tho shore of an arm of the sea, Tain is not a shipping port, on account of a difficulty of navigating the firth, at the entrance to which there is on each side a bank of quick- sands, named " Gizzen Briggs," leaving scarcely suffi- cient in the channel for a vessel to pass at high water. As a royal burgh, it is governed under charter of James II. by a provost, three bailies, a dean of guild, treasurer, and 15 councillors, and unites with Cromarty and other contributory burghs in returning one member to parliament. A sheriffs small-debts court is held every Wednesday during session. Tho burgh revenue is about 400. The par. is in the presb. of Tain, to which it gives name. Tho minister's stipend is 300. The parish church is a massive quadrangular struc- ture, with a tower at each angle. It was originally built in 14"! for a college, and was dedicated to St. Duthac, whose effigies it contained, as also a carved oak pulpit. Tradition records that James IV. made a pilgrimage to this shrine on foot from Falkland, in Fifeshire, in 1527. St. Duthac's chapel, also in ruins, had the privilege of sanctuary, and was that to which the wife and daughter of Robert Bruce fled when given up to tho English. There are besides a Free church, erected in 1844, and a United Presbyterian church. Market days are Tuesday and Friday. Fairs are held on the first Tuesday in January, third Tuesdays in March, August, and October, second Wednesday in July, and Tuesday next before Christmas Day, for ponies, cattle, and sheep. TAKELEY, a par. in the hund. of Uttlesford, oo. Essex, 4 miles W. of Dunmow, its post town, and 4 E. of Bishop Stortford railway station. The village is situ- ated on Pincey Brook, near the Great Eastern railway. There was formerly at Warish Hall a cell to St. Valcry Abbey, in France, but which was given by Edward III. to William of Wykeham for his college. The Essex hounds meet in the parish. The soil consists of clay and loam, with a various subsoil. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 207, in the patron, of tlin bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The re- gister dates from the middle of the 16th century. There are two parochial schools. This parish is separated into numerous manors. TALACHDDU, a par. in the hund. of Penkelly, co. Brecon, 4 miles N.E. of Brecknock, its po&t town, and 6 from Talgarth. Tho village is situated at the source of the river Achddhu. The par. includes the limits, of Velin-vach and Llwryneyrog. Copper is found here. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 143. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The Cal- vinistic Methodists have a chapel. TALAR, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Asaph, co. Flint, near St. Asaph. TALARGOCH, a lead mine in co. Denbigh, 3 miles N.E. of Rhuddlan. TALATON, a par. in the hund. of Hayridge, co. Devon, 3J miles N.W. of Ottery St. Mary, its post town, and 11 N.E. of Exeter. The village is on the road from London to Exeter. George III. and three of the princesses were entertained here by Sir George Young, Bart., on the 14th of August, 1780. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 518. The church, dedicated to St. James, is an ancient structure with a square tower, adorned with canopied niches and figures of saints, and contains five bells. The interior contains a wooden screen with a flight of stone steps leading to a rood loft, and several monuments to the Eveleigh family. The parochial charities produce about 18 per annum. A new church was erected at Escott in 1840 by Sir J. Kennaway, at an expense of 2,000. It contains several painted windows. Escott House, tho principal residence, is situated in a well-wooded park. It has recently been rebuilt on the site of the old one, which was erected in tho reign of James II., but de- stroyed by fire in 1808. Several persons were sentenced to be hanged here by Judge Jefferies. Dr. T. Spratt, tho historian and poet, was born here in lO'ili, whe:i l.i.i