Cushinstown
| Cushinstown | |
|---|---|
| Townland | |
| Country | Ireland |
| County | Meath |
| Parish | Duleek |
Cushinstown is a townland which, together with Roadmain and Curraghtown is in the parish of Duleek, County Meath, Ireland. This entity is not, at any point geographically attached to the main part of the parish, so it might be said that these townlands are an "off-shore island of Duleek Parish." To confuse things further, the part of Cushinstown townland which extends from the stream at Schoolhouse towards "The Snail Box" is in Curraha parish. However, broadly speaking, the locality known as Cushinstown embraces those townlands which form the catchment area for the local school.
The principal roads to Cushinstown are from Ardcath, Curraha, Garristown, Duleek/Drogheda and Slane/Dublin. The Dublin/Slane road N2 is one of the straightest in Ireland. Popular belief is that this straight road was built to facilitate trips in either direction by King George IV, who reputedly had a mistress in Slane - so "Route d'Amour" might not be an inappropriate title. Also along this route was Kilmoon ballroom, Cushinstown's ballroom of romance which flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. Kilmoon Cross has been a main thoroughfare for travellers since at least the late 1700s.
From available records it can be seen that the local economy from 1867 until the end of the 1950s was based entirely on agriculture.
Prior to 1972 there was a small soccer club in the locality that catered for the sporting needs of young boys. In order to accommodate girls a dedicated group decided in 1972 to start an athletic club. The catchment area of the club includes athletes from Cushinstown, Curragha, Ardcath, Rathfeigh, Dueek and north of Ashbourne. At present there are 150 members.
In 1947 the football clubs of Cushinstown and Bellowstown amalgamated under the name "Young Ireland" and in that year they won the Meath Junior Football championship. Young Ireland do not exist any longer as a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club. There are several GAA clubs in the vicinity of Cushinstown these are St Vincents, Curragha, Duleek and Skryne.
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