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 11km 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. https://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/2024/12/15/new-local-link-bus-between-mullingar-and-castlepollard/
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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