Culleen More

Culleen More
An Coillín Mór
Townland
Culleen More

Location of Culleen More within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland

Coordinates: 53°33′33″N 7°21′7″W / 53.55917°N 7.35194°W / 53.55917; -7.35194Coordinates: 53°33′33″N 7°21′7″W / 53.55917°N 7.35194°W / 53.55917; -7.35194
Country Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Westmeath
Irish grid reference N429567

Culleen More (Irish: An Coillín Mór, meaning "the little wood")[1] is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 3.84 kilometres (2 mi) north of Mullingar.

Culleen More is one of 64 townlands of the civil parish of Mullingar in the barony of Moyashel and Magheradernon in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers 838.79 acres (3.3945 km2). The north–western boundary of the townland is formed by the shoreline of Lough Owel. The N4, a national primary road passes to the north of Lough Owel, connecting Dublin with the north–west of Ireland and the coastal town of Sligo. A railway line carrying the national rail company Iarnród Éireann's Dublin to Longford commuter service and Dublin to Sligo intercity service[2] also passes through the townland.

The neighbouring townlands are: Portnashangan and Ballynagall to the north, Brockagh to the north–east, Culleen Beg to the south–east, Robinstown (Levinge), Ballyglass and Irishtown to the south and Farranistick to the south–west.[3][4]

In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 32 houses[5] and 159 inhabitants[6] in the townland.

References

  1. ↑ Culleen More townland The Placenames Database of Ireland Retrieved on 17 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Irish Rail Printable Timetables irishrail.ie Retrieved 17 September 2015
  3. ↑ Culleen More Townland, Co. Westmeath Townlands.ie Retrieved on 17 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Culleen More Townland, Co. Westmeath IreAtlas Townland Data Base Retrieved on 17 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Houses in Culleen More. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 17 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Inhabitants in Culleen More. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 17 September 2015.

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