Cullenhugh is a
townland
A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...
in
County Westmeath
"Noble above nobility"
, image_map = Island of Ireland location map Westmeath.svg
, subdivision_type = Sovereign state, Country
, subdivision_name = Republic of Ireland, Ireland
, subdivision_type1 = Provinces o ...
,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. It is located about north–west of
Mullingar on the northeastern shore of
Lough Iron
Lough Iron ( gle, Loch Iarainn) is a small lake on the River Inny, in County Westmeath, Ireland.
Description
A long and narrow lake, about 4 kilometers in length, it lies downstream from Lough Derravaragh, close to Lough Owel.
It is a renown ...
. The
River Inny forms its northwestern boundary.
Cullenhugh is one of 15 townlands of the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
of
Leny in the
barony Barony may refer to:
* Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron
* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
* Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...
of
Corkaree
Corkaree () is a barony in north County Westmeath, in the Republic of Ireland. It was formed by 1672.[Corkaree< ...](_blank)
in the
Province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
of
Leinster
Leinster ( ; ga, Laighin or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, situated in the southeast and east of Ireland. The province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige. Following the 12th-century Norman invasion of Ir ...
. The townland covers . The neighbouring townlands are:
Ballinalack,
Carrick and
Glebe to the north,
Ballyvade
Ballyvade is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–west of Mullingar.
Ballyvade is one of 15 townlands of the civil parish of Leny in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers . The ...
and
Leny to the east,
Farrow to the south and
Joanstown
Joanstown is a townland in County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located about north–west of Mullingar.
Joanstown is one of 26 townlands of the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Rathaspick, County Westmeath (civil par ...
to the west.
In the
1911 census of Ireland there were 5 houses and 25 inhabitants
Inhabitants in Cullenhugh
''Census of Ireland 1911''. Retrieved on 10 June 2015. in the townland.
References
External links
Cullenhugh at the IreAtlas Townland Data Base
Cullenhugh at Townlands.ie
Cullenhugh at Logainm.ie
Townlands of County Westmeath
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