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Cullenstown

Coordinates:52°13′N6°43′W/ 52.217°N 6.717°W/52.217; -6.717
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Cullenstown
Baile Chuilinn
Village
Cliff Cottage ("shell cottage") in Cullenstown
Cliff Cottage ( "shell cottage" ) in Cullenstown
Cullenstown is located in Ireland
Cullenstown
Cullenstown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates:52°13′N6°43′W/ 52.217°N 6.717°W/52.217; -6.717
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyWexford
Time zoneUTC+0(WET)
• Summer (DST)UTC-1(IST(WEST))
Area code051

Cullenstown(Irish:Baile Chuilinn)[1]is atownlandand small village located on the south coast ofCounty Wexford,inIreland.A small beach, Cullenstown Strand, is located nearby.[2]It is about 25 km by road fromWexford town.

Cullenstown is home to the "shell cottage" (also known as "cliff cottage" ), a 19th century thatched farmhouse which was decorated with shells by Kevin Ffrench.[3]The house took over 30 years to decorate.[4]The area also contains aGaelic handballalley,[5]a pub, and a number of holiday homes.[citation needed]

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  1. ^"Baile Chuilinn / Cullenstown".logainm.ie.Irish Placenames Database.Retrieved1 August2020.
  2. ^"Cullenstown Strand".visitwexford.ie.Visit Wexford.Retrieved1 August2020.
  3. ^"Cliff Cottage, Cullenstown (Bar. By.), County Wexford".buildingsofireland.ie.National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.Retrieved1 August2020.
  4. ^"Shell Cottage".irelandhighlights.com.Retrieved1 August2020.
  5. ^"Handball Alley, Cullenstown (Bar. By.), County Wexford".buildingsofireland.ie.National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.Retrieved1 August2020.