Curracloe (Irish: Currach Cló, meaning "marsh of the impression"[1]) is a village in County Wexford, Ireland. Around 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Wexford town, it is on the R742 road at the junction with the R743 road. It is linked to the long and sandy Curracloe Strand (beach) 4 km (2.5 mi) to the east. Curracloe sees an influx of holiday travellers every summer, who stay in bed & breakfast inns, mobile homes and caravan parks.[2]
Curracloe
Currach Cló | |
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Village | |
 Entering the village on the R742 road | |
  Curracloe Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°23′34.44″N 6°23′18.6″W / 52.3929000°N 6.388500°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Wexford |
| Area code | 053 |
Beach edit
Ballinesker Beach and Curracloe Strand, Ballinesker, were used for the filming of the D-Day sequence in Saving Private Ryan, due to similarity to Omaha Beach in Normandy.[3][4] Filming began 27 June 1997, and lasted for two months.[5][6] The village of Curracloe lacked three-phase electricity but when the film company decided to film there, it was connected.[7]
Curracloe Strand was also used for the Irish beach scene in the movie Brooklyn.[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ A. D. Mills, 2003, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press
- ^ Curracloe Beach. - Wexford Hub. - Retrieved: 2015-10-21
- ^ Omaha Beach. | Dog One. - Saving Private Ryan Online Encyclopedia. - Retrieved: 2008-06-09
- ^ Saving Private Ryan. - Irish Film and Television Network. - Retrieved: 2008-06-09
- ^ "Private Ryan' expo". - Wexford People. - 6 June 2007. - | "Ryan's slaughter". Independent Newspapers. - 3 August 1998. - Retrieved: 2008-06-09
- ^ Saving Private Ryan. - Britannia Film Archives. - Retrieved: 2008-06-09
- ^ "10th anniversary of Saving Private Ryan". - Wexford Echo. - 31 May 2007
- ^ Tóibín, Colm (10 October 2015). "Colm Tóibín on filming his novel Brooklyn: 'Everyone in my home town wanted to be an extra'". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2020.