Crookedwood

Crookedwood Tigh Munna
Village
Road signage on the approach to Crookedwood
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]

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

Local Link route 818 provides several services a day (not Sundays) to Mullingar, Castlepollard, Collinstown and other wayside locations. ^[2] Bus Éireann route 447 provides a link to Mullingar and Finnea on Thursdays only. ^[3] The nearest rail service can be accessed at Mullingar railway station approximately 11 km distant.

Sport

The local hurling club, Crookedwood G.A.A, play in the Senior B division of the Westmeath hurling championship. ^[4]

See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

References

1. Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)
2. "New Local Link bus between Mullingar and Castlepollard". 15 December 2024.
3. "Timetable - Route 447" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
4. "Club Championship 2024". Westmeath GAA . Retrieved 16 November 2024.

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