Curracloe
Currach Cló | |
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Village | |
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 |
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]
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]
Curracloe
Currach Cló | |
---|---|
Village | |
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 |
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]
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]