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
Coordinates: 54°39′N 5°49′W
Seafront Road, Cultra

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.

References
  1. Placenames Database of Ireland: Cultra
  2. Placenames Database of Ireland: Ballycultra
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-25. Retrieved 2013-02-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/135567
  5. "Cultra station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-08-28.


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