Cultra

Suburb on coast of Northern Ireland

Human settlement in Northern Ireland

List of places: UK; Northern Ireland; Down

54°39′N 5°49′W / 54.650°N 5.817°W / 54.650; -5.817

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.
Desmond Titterington (1928–2002), a racing driver

Transport

Cultra railway station was opened on 1 May 1865. 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 25 October 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
^ Wade, Dave; Sault, Richard. "P&B Musto Race Team Profile - Ross Kearney". Yachtsandyachting.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.