Cushinstown
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. Transport 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 ro ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

Cusack Family
Cusack is an Irish family name of Normans, Norman origin, originally from Cussac, Haute-Vienne, Cussac in Aquitaine, Guienne (Aquitaine), France. The surname died out in England, but is still common in Ireland, where it was imported at the time of the Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century. While Cusack is not a particularly common name, it is historically associated with a number of variant forms, such as de Cussac, de Cusack, de Ciusak, de Cíosóg, de Cíomhsíg, Mac Íosóg, and Mac Isog. The following are modern variants: Cusack, Kuzak, Kuzack, Cusick, and Cussack. Origin Geoffrey de Cusack arrived in Ireland during the reign of John of England, King John, possibly at the invitation of his relative, Adam de Feypo. The family served as Lords of Killeen (requiring Knight-service, Knight Scutage, i.e. the supply of knights for 40 days service per year, to Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath, when requested). History Cusack family connections started when Geoffrey de Cusa ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]