Cullohill
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| Cullohill An Chúlchoill |
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| Irish grid reference S390761 |
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| Province: | Leinster | |
| County: | County Laois | |
| Elevation: | 100m | |
| Population (2006) - Town: - Environs: |
200 800 |
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Cullohill or Cullahill (An Chúlchoill, 'wood back', in Irish) is a small village in County Laois in Ireland.
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[edit] Location
It is located in the south of the county on the main N8 road between Dublin and Cork.
[edit] History
A priory of Augustine canons was founded here in 550 by O'Dempsey, under the invocation of St. Tighernach who is now the patron saint of the area.
The village is home to an impressive early 15th century tower house, once the principal stronghold of the MacGillapatricks (or Fitzpatricks) of Upper Ossory. The Castle has a Sheela na Gig and a medieval church.
According to 1837 records Cullohill was listed as a village in the parish of Aghmacart. Aghmacart is now a townsland of Cullohill and contains an old church and graveyard which are no longer in use.
It is now part of Durrow parish and is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory.
[edit] Activities
Cullohill is surrounded by wonderful Irish countryside and has several public walkways from leisurely rambles to challenging treks up the nearby hills. Description of Walks on Laois Tourism website
[edit] Sport
[edit] GAA
The local GAA club is The Harps GAA which was formed in 1984 as an amalgamation with Durrow. Up until then Cullohill had it's own hurling team and had won the Laois senior hurling championship in 1955 and 1964. The 1955 team was captained by Lar Dunphy and the 1964 team by Martin Mahony.
