Culleen More

Coordinates: 53°33′33″N 7°21′7″W / 53.55917°N 7.35194°W / 53.55917; -7.35194
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Culleen More
An Coillín Mór
Captain's Hill in the western part of Culleen More
Captain's Hill in the western part of Culleen More
Culleen More is located in Ireland
Culleen More
Culleen More
Location of Culleen More within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°33′33″N 7°21′7″W / 53.55917°N 7.35194°W / 53.55917; -7.35194
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Westmeath
Irish grid referenceN429567

Culleen More (Irish: An Coillín Mór, meaning 'the little wood')[1] is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located immediately north of Mullingar.

Culleen More is one of 64 townlands of the civil parish of Mullingar in the barony of Moyashel and Magheradernon in the Province of Leinster.

Culleen More shore of Lough Owel

The townland covers 838.79 acres (3.39 km2). The western boundary of the townland is formed by the shoreline of

Dublin to Sligo intercity service,[2]
also passes through the townland.

Level crossing of the Dublin to Sligo railway line in Culleen More townland

The neighbouring townlands are: Portnashangan and Ballynagall to the north, Brockagh to the north–east, Culleen Beg to the south–east, Robinstown (Levinge), Ballyglass and Irishtown to the south and Farranistick to the south–west.[3][4]

In the

1911 census of Ireland there were 32 houses[5] and 159 inhabitants[6]
in the townland.

References

  1. ^ Culleen More townland The Placenames Database of Ireland Retrieved on 17 September 2015.
  2. ^ Irish Rail Printable Timetables Archived 25 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine irishrail.ie Retrieved 17 September 2015
  3. ^ Culleen More Townland, Co. Westmeath Townlands.ie Retrieved on 17 September 2015.
  4. ^ Culleen More Townland, Co. Westmeath IreAtlas Townland Data Base Retrieved on 17 September 2015.
  5. ^ Houses in Culleen More. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 17 September 2015.
  6. ^ Inhabitants in Culleen More. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 17 September 2015.

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