Located in the civil parish Kilcolumb in the barony of Ida,[2] just 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Waterford City it is close to the County Waterford border.

[citation needed] Lough Cullen Co-operative Agriculture and Dairy Society (C.D.S) was set up in 1904.

[5] Loughcullen consists generally of land owned by farms in neighbouring Big Wood.

Loughcullen used to be the site for the Loughcullen Creamery[6] which served all local farmers however the creamery has closed and is now a supplier to local agricultural workers.

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