Crookedwood

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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 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, played in the Senior 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. ↑ Crookedwood GAA Website
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