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Village in County Cork, Ireland

Village in Munster, Ireland
Cullen Cuillinn
Village
Houses in CullenHouses in Cullen
Cullen is located in IrelandCullenCullenLocation in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°06′54″N 09°07′22″W / 52.11500°N 9.12278°W / 52.11500; -9.12278
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Area code029
Irish grid referenceW232960

Cullen (Irish: Cuillinn) is a small village and civil parish in County Cork, Ireland, situated north west of Millstreet town, in the barony of Duhallow. It is about four miles east of the Kerry border and Rathmore village. St. Laitiaran's Well can be found in the area. Cullen is within the Dáil constituency of Cork North-West.

The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Cullen GAA, fields Gaelic football teams in the Duhallow divisional competitions. The former Minister for Education, Batt O'Keeffe, and poet and academic Bernard O'Donoghue are from the area.

The Cullen Pipe Band, founded in the 1940s and based in the village, has participated in national and international competitions.

See also

References

  1. "Cuillinn / Cullen". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. "Three sisters, Two wells - St Laitiarian's Well, Tobar Laitiarain, Cullen". holywellscorkandkerry.com. Holy Wells of Cork & Kerry. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. Harry, McGee; Cormac, McQuinn (30 August 2023). "Electoral boundaries review: How did your constituency fare?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. "Cullen landed a junior county in 1967 with a future TD and All-Star Cork ace". echolive.ie. The Echo. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  5. "Batt O'Keeffe". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 14 August 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. "Cullen". irdduhallow.com. IRD Duhallow. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  7. "Pipe band puts Cullen on top of the world". The Corkman. 15 August 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2024.

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