County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is named after the City status in Ir ...
,
Ireland
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. The lake has numerous legends attached to it.
Near the town of
Kilmacow
Kilmacow ( — otherwise known in Irish as ''Cill Mhic Bhúith'') is a small village and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The townland of Kilmacow is south of the village.
Geography
Situated about 7 km ( ...
, Loughcullen is name of the local area. Located in the civil parish Kilcolumb in the barony of Ida, just from Waterford City it is close to the
County Waterford
County Waterford () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is named after the city of Waterford. ...
border.
Hurling
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is popular in the area and, on match days involving the Kilkenny senior hurling team, Loughcullen is often decorated in 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. Loughcullen consists generally of land owned by farms in neighbouring Big Wood. Loughcullen used to be the site for the Loughcullen Creamery which served all local farmers however the creamery has closed and is now a supplier to local agricultural workers.