Loughcullen

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Loughcullen
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Loughcullen
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°19′00″N7°06′47″W / 52.316756°N 7.112918°W / 52.316756; -7.112918 Coordinates: 52°19′00″N7°06′47″W / 52.316756°N 7.112918°W / 52.316756; -7.112918
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Kilkenny
Government
   Dáil Éireann Carlow-Kilkenny
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference S679519
Website www.kilkennycoco.ie

Lough Cullen (Irish : Loch Cuilinn, meaning "Holly Lake" [1] ) is the only lake in County Kilkenny, Ireland. [2] The lake has numerous legends attached to it. [1] [3] [4]

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Near the town of Kilmacow, Loughcullen is name of the local area. Located in the civil parish Kilcolumb in the barony of Ida, [2] just 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Waterford City it is close to the County Waterford border.

Loughcullen is notable in the region for being very supportive of the Kilkenny Cats hurling team. On match days and particularly when Kilkenny is participating in the All Ireland, Loughcullen is transformed into Amber and Black, the colours of the hurling team.

History

Lough Cullen Co-operative Agriculture and Dairy Society (C.D.S) was set up in 1904. [5] Loughcullen consists generally of land owned by farms in neighbouring Big Wood. Loughcullen used to be the site for the Loughcullen Creamery [6] which served all local farmers however the creamery has closed and is now a supplier to local agricultural workers.

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Notes

  1. 1 2 "Holly Lake". dúchas.ie.
  2. 1 2 "Loch Cuilinn/Lough Cullen". logainm.ie (in Irish).
  3. (Kelly 1885, p. 91)
  4. (Joyce 1883, p. 119)
  5. (Cooperation 1925, p. 371)
  6. (Irish Agricultural Organisation Society 1918, p. 397)

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