Cullen, County Cork Explained

Cullen
Native Name:Irish: Cuillinn
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:County Cork
Unit Pref:Metric
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:52.115°N -9.1228°W
Area Code:029
Blank Name:Irish grid reference

Cullen [1] 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.[2] Cullen is within the Dáil constituency of Cork North-West.[3]

The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Cullen GAA, fields Gaelic football teams in the Duhallow divisional competitions.[4] The former Minister for Education, Batt O'Keeffe,[5] and poet and academic Bernard O'Donoghue are from the area.[6]

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