Curracloe Currach Cló | |
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Village | |
 Entering the village on the R742 road | |
  Curracloe Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:52°23′34.44″N6°23′18.6″W / 52.3929000°N 6.388500°W /52.3929000; -6.388500 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Wexford |
| Area code | 053 |
Curracloe (Irish:Currach Cló, meaning 'marsh of the impression'[1]) is a village inCounty Wexford, Ireland. Around 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast ofWexford town, it is on theR742 road at the junction with theR743 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 theD-Day sequence inSaving Private Ryan, due to similarity toOmaha Beach inNormandy.[3][4] Filming began 27 June 1997, and lasted for two months.[5][6] The village of Curracloe lackedthree-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 movieBrooklyn.[8]
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