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Cultra Irish: Cúl Trá
Cultra Location within County Down
• Belfast	6 mi (9.7 km)
District	Ards and North Down
County	County Down
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HOLYWOOD
Postcode district	BT18
UK Parliament	North Down
NI Assembly	North Down
List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 54°39′N 5°49′W / 54.650°N 5.817°W / 54.650; -5.817

Seafront Road, Cultra

Cultra (/kʌlˈtrɔː/ kul-TRAW - from Irish: Cúl Trá, meaning 'back of the strand')^[1]^[2] is an affluent residential neighbourhood near Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is part of Greater Belfast. It is in the Ards and North Down Borough Council area.

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[]

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.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cultra.

References[]

^ Placenames Database of Ireland: Cultra
^ Placenames Database of Ireland: Ballycultra
^ "2011 Mirror World Champion, Ross Kearney and Max Odell". Archived from the original on 2013-10-25. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
^ Wade, Dave; Sault, Richard. "P&B Musto Race Team Profile - Ross Kearney". Yachtsandyachting.com. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
^ "Cultra station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-08-28.

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List of places in County Down
Cities	Belfast (part) Lisburn (part) Newry (part)
Towns	Ballynahinch Banbridge Bangor Carryduff Comber Donaghadee Downpatrick Dromore Dundonald Holywood Kilkeel Newcastle Newtownards Warrenpoint
Villages and townlands	Annahilt Annalong Annsborough Ardglass Attical Aughnacloy Ballela Balloo Ballybannan Ballydargan Ballygowan Ballyhalbert Ballyhay Ballyholme Ballyhornan Ballykinler Ballylesson Ballylough Ballymacmaine Ballymartin Ballynagarrick Ballynahatty Ballynoe Ballyskeagh Ballywalter Benraw Blackskull Bleary Braniel Bryansford Burren Cabra Carnalea Carrowdore Castlewellan Clandeboye Cloghy Clough Conlig Corbet Corcreeny/Gibson's Hill Crawfordsburn Cregagh Crossgar Cultra Derryneill Dollingstown Donaghcloney Dromara Drumaness Drumbeg Drumbo Drumlough, Hillsborough Drumlough, Rathfriland Dundrum Dunnaval Edenderry Gamblestown Gilford Gilnahirk Gransha Greencastle Greyabbey Groomsport Helen's Bay Hillhall Hillsborough Hilltown Katesbridge Kilcoo Kilcooley Killinchy Killinure Killough Killowen Killyleagh Kinallen Kircubbin Lawrencetown Legacurry Legananny Leitrim Lenaderg Loughbrickland Loughinisland Lurganare Lurganville Magheraconluce Magheralin Mayobridge Maze Millisle Moira Moneyreagh Moneyslane Monteith Portaferry Portavogie Poyntzpass Rathfriland Ravernet Ringhaddy Rostrevor Saintfield Saul Scarva Seaforde Seahill Sheeptown Shrigley Spa Strangford Struell Tievenadarragh Tullylish Tullynakill Waringsford Waringstown Whiterock
Landforms	Ards Peninsula Burr Point Carlingford Lough Cloughmore Copeland Islands Cranfield Point Lecale peninsula Lough Island Reavy Mournes St. John's Point Slieve Croob Strangford Lough
Baronies	Ards Lower Ards Upper Castlereagh Lower Castlereagh Upper Dufferin Iveagh Lower Iveagh Upper Kinelarty Lecale Lower Lecale Upper Lordship of Newry Mourne
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