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Crookedwood
Tigh Munna
Village
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Road signage on the approach to Crookedwood
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Crookedwood
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°36′08″N7°17′34″W / 53.6023°N 7.2927°W / 53.6023; -7.2927
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Westmeath
Elevation
118 m (387 ft)
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
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]

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Geography

Overlooked by the dominating hill of Knockeyon to the north, the village rests between the pine-covered hills as they roll down towards Lough Derravaragh, and located about 8 km north of Mullingar, at the south-eastern tip of the 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

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References

  1. ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)
  2. ↑ "Timetable - Route 447" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Club Championship 2024". Westmeath GAA . Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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