Crookedwood
Crookedwood
Tigh Munna | |
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Village | |
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| Irish Grid Reference | N465616 |
Crookedwood (Irish: Tigh Munna) is a small village in County Westmeath on the R394 regional road. Historically it was called Taghmon (Irish: Tigh Munna), after the townland it occupies.[1]
Geography
Overlooked by the dominating hill of
Lough
.
Similar to Lough Lene, in Collinstown, the nearby Lough Derravaragh fishing interests are also promoted by the Crookedwood community.[citation needed]
Transport
Bus Éireann route 447 provides a link to Mullingar on Thursdays only.[2] The nearest rail service can be accessed at Mullingar railway station approximately 11km distant.
Sport
The local hurling club, Crookedwood G.A.A, play in the Senior B division of the Westmeath hurling championship.[3]
See also
- List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
References
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)
- ^ "Timetable - Route 447" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "Senior B Hurling Championship 2022". Westmeath GAA. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
