placenamesCulky
Cuilcigh
A long-serving postal family earned recognition for its work in the Culkey community.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Cuilcigh · Irish · main form · validated name
- Culky · English · main form
- Culkey · English · main form · local name
Place & story
A family post office
Culky, also known locally as Culkey, has a postal history closely associated with the Johnston family. Reporting in 2015, Retail Newsagent recorded that the post office had been run within the family for more than a century. Shirley Johnston followed her grandfather, uncle and brother in the business, having worked there since 1961. [2]
Recognition for community service
Shirley Johnston received the British Empire Medal in the 2015 Birthday Honours. The official London Gazette entry identifies her as Culkey’s sub-postmistress and recognises her service to both the Post Office and the local community. The award provides a public record of the importance of this long-serving village institution. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Culky. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Shirley’s Royal honour, Retail Newsagent,19June2015,page12 · Retail Newsagent
- Birthday Honours2015,Supplement1,pageB30 · The London Gazette
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2012-01-11. How this page was prepared.