Cullen, County Cork

Cullen (Irish: Cuillinn)^[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]

Cullen Cuillinn
Village
Houses in Cullen
Cullen Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°06′54″N 09°07′22″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Cork
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Area code	029
Irish grid reference	W232960

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]

The Cullen Pipe Band, founded in the 1940s and based in the village, has participated in national and international competitions.^[7]

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

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.

External links

• History From A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837