Cushina
An Cuisne

A small cluster near Portarlington where the border between counties feels like the point.

Cushina is not a town. It's a handful of houses and a few small shops on the road between Portarlington and the Offaly hinterland. The Irish name — An Cuisne — means 'the nook' or 'the recess', which fits: it sits in a quiet fold between two larger places.

The settlement straddles the Offaly/Laois border in a way that feels almost incidental. People here are as likely to shop in Portarlington (Laois) as anywhere else. It's rural, small, and honest about both facts.