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]

Crookedwood Tigh Munna
Village
Road signage on the approach to Crookedwood
Crookedwood Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°36′08″N 7°17′34″W
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

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

Bus Éireann route 447 provides a link to Mullingar on Thursdays only.[2] 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 division of the Westmeath hurling championship.[3]

See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

References

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