Country Ireland Time zone WET (UTC+0) Elevation 24 m Province Leinster | County County Wexford Irish Grid Reference T072076 Local time Saturday 1:10 AM | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind NE at 18 km/h, 78% Humidity | ||
Tacumshane (Irish: Teach Coimseáin) (Yola; Tecumshine/Tacumshaane) is a small village in the southeast of County Wexford, Ireland. It is located 15 km south of Wexford town.
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Map of Tacumshane, Co. Wexford, Ireland
Name
The official name of the village is Tacumshane. In Irish it is called Teach Coimseáin". The name of the village is often misspelled as "Tacumshin" as opposed to "Tacumshane". The lake and townland is spelled "Tacumshin", while the village and parish are spelled "Tacumshane".
Tacumshane Windmill
The windmill was built in 1846, and was used until 1936, making it the last windmill in the Republic to work commercially. It was renovated in the 1950s. The key can be obtained from the nearby shop, "The Millhouse Bar".
Tacumshin Lake
Closed naturally since 1972, with a barrier of dunes, Tachumshin Lake is a favourite with bird watchers. It attracts some rare American waders in Autumn, as well as internationally important concentrations of Bewick's swans, Brent geese, wigeon, oystercatchers, golden plover and lapwing.
Transport
Bus Éireann route 378 serves Tacumshane on Fridays only and provides a link to and from Wexford. Its terminus is at Wexford railway station.