The parish of Taghmon is one of the most historic in the diocese of Ferns.
John Keating was Rector and Prebendary from 1365 to 1389. His successor, Thomas Snell ' (1390-1395). was made Bishop of Waterford and Lismore,
....who was succeeded by John Swayne (1401-1417), made Archbishop of Armagh, in 1418.