| Cullen | |
| Native Name: | Irish: Cuilleann |
| 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 Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | County Tipperary |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Note: | (Cullen Electoral Division) |
| Population: | 289 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Eircode |
| Postal Code: | E34 |
| Timezone: | WET |
| Utc Offset: | ±0 |
| Timezone Dst: | IST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
| Coordinates: | 52.5127°N -8.2758°W |
| Elevation M: | 129 |
| Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone area code |
| Area Code: | 062 |
Cullen is a rural village in County Tipperary, Ireland.[2] The centre of the village is located at a junction of two roads in south Tipperary. These roads lead to Monard, Lattin, the "Rocky Road" and Oola respectively. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[2]
The village was traditionally believed to have taken its name from the holly (Irish: cuileann), although an Irish legend claimed that Fionn Mac Cumhail killed a hero named Cuileann, son of Morna at this site in the 3rd century AD.[3] [4] Another possible derivation is Irish: cuilleann, 'steep unbroken slope' – the village is dominated by a sloping road.[5] [6]
Cullen is home to two public houses (pubs), a cemetery and a Roman Catholic church. This church is dedicated to Saint Patrick and was built .[7] [8]
Cullen–Lattin soccer pitch is the venue for the Cullen–Lattin soccer team. It is called this because the villages of Cullen and Lattin (approx. 4 miles from Cullen) are joined as one parish in the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.
The Gaelic Athletic Association affiliations of the joint parish is concentrated in the village of Lattin; the team called Lattin–Cullen (to differentiate with the soccer team Cullen–Lattin).
Cullen is also part of the shooting club known as "E.L.C.O. Gun Club" (Emly, Lattin, Cullen, Oola Gun club). This gun club is open for membership to residents and former residents of the lands within the E.L.C.O. area.
Longstone Rath and the Golden Bog of Cullen are nearby historic sites.
Nicky English, the former Tipperary hurler and manager, was born and raised in Cullen, living in what was a small shop run by his parents.