I'm from county mayo in Ireland and I'm doing research on our local church. It seems the church was funded in1860 from a very significant donation (5,000 pounds in 1860 !!!) by Philip Taaffe from Woodfield in Mayo and Glouster street in Dublin. This Philip Taaffe was the son of Henry E Taaffe of Dublin and Woodfield. He died on 14th January 1871. It seems the Taaffes were very significant landholders in county Mayo and County Roscommon.
I would welcome any information on Philip Taaffe or his relations/ relatives.
Brendan o'Brien
Local Historian
( no Taafe connections that I'm aware of)