Cullen () is a small village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in
County Cork
County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are ...
,
Ireland
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, situated north west of
Millstreet
Millstreet () is a town in north County Cork, Ireland, with a population of 1,555 (as of 2016).
Millstreet is within the civil parish of Drishane, and within a Poor Law Union also called Millstreet. The Millstreet Union encompasses the civil ...
town, in the barony of
Duhallow
Duhallow () is a barony located in the north-western part of County Cork, Ireland.
Legal context
Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions of counties and were used in the administration of justice and the raising ...
. 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
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club,
Cullen GAA
Cullen GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Cullen in the north-west of County Cork, Ireland. Cullen is part of the parish of Millstreet. The club plays Gaelic football in the Duhallow division competitions. During ...
, fields
Gaelic football
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teams in the
Duhallow divisional competitions. The former Minister for Education,
Batt O'Keeffe, and poet and academic
Bernard O'Donoghue
Bernard O'Donoghue FRSL (born 1945) is a contemporary Irish poet and academic.
Early life and education
Bernard O'Donoghue was born on 14 December 1945 in Cullen, County Cork, Ireland, where he lived on a farm. “My father was a terrible and ...
are from the area.
See also
*
List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
External links
History From A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837
Towns and villages in County Cork
Civil parishes of County Cork
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