Cultra
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Cultra (/kʌlˈtrɔː/ kul-TRAW - from Irish: Cúl Trá, meaning "back of the strand")[1][2] is an affluent residential suburban area near Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is part of Greater Belfast. It is also the name of an electoral ward of North Down Borough Council.
Cultra is home to the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club, the club is home to Ross Kearney, the double Mirror Class world champion.[3][4]
Places of interest
- Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
- Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club
- Culloden Hotel
- Cultra Inn
- Royal Belfast Golf Club
People
- Sir Arthur Kennedy (1809–1883), a British colonial administrator who served as governor of a number of British colonies, was born in Cultra.
Transport
- Cultra railway station was opened on 1 May 1865.[5] Trains run by Northern Ireland Railways on the Belfast-Bangor railway line serve the station.
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References
- ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland: Cultra
- ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland: Ballycultra
- ↑ http://www.mirrorsailing.org/contentview.asp?id=78&usr=569586125
- ↑ http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/135567
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