Where (or what) is Cullien?

[Lisajb]

I've come across a couple of baptisms in the Mullingar parish registers that have the word Cullien or Cullen written after them.  I thought it might have been a place name, like Culleen Beg or Culleen More? Could it be anything else?

[hallmark]

A direct link would help so people can see for themselves!!

[Lisajb]

If the site is unsafe as per Ruskies post earlier, people may not want to go and have a look!

The entry is on the left hand page, between the two 23's in the margin - the word is written just before the 17 in the right hand margin, for location purposes. The entry is very faint, it's for Mathew, son of John Maher and Rose Gilligan. This is a December 1848 baptism.

http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000635196#page/48/mode/1up

[Flattybasher9]

Darkened a bit.

Regards

Malky

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   Looks like CULLION to me. Unfortunately there are several townlands of that name in the north-west of Ireland. See http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/town_new2.php?MODE=search&TOWNLAND=cullion&SORTBY=townland&METHOD=any&COUNTY=&BARONY=&METHOD1=any&PARISH=&METHOD2=any&PLU=&METHOD3=any&PROVINCE=

Regards

[Lisajb]

Assuming it is Cullion, none of them are in Westmeath 

If this is a place where they were living I wonder if it was the done thing to come back to Mullingar for the baptism?

Theres something very similar on another childs baptism - will put a link on later.

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   Closest I can find in Westmeath is CULLEEN in Mullingar District.

Regards

[leprechaun]

There  St Brigid,s Well in Co Westmeath Cullion Mullingar. Lep

[hanes teulu]

I read it as "Cullion"

Athlone Sentinel 24 Oct 1845
Godfrey Levinge, Esq, has arrived at Cullion, Mullingar....

Dub Evening Post 2 Apr 1840
County Westmeath - MOST DESIRABLE RESIDENCE - To be let... House, Demesne and Offices of Lands of Cullenbeg and Brackagh, otherwise CULLION.... It is situated within three miles of Mullingar