Curracloe (A. D. Mills, 2003, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press) is a village in County Wexford, Ireland. Around 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) to the east. Curracloe sees an influx of holiday travellers every summer, who stay in bed & breakfast inns, mobile homes and caravan parks.Curracloe Beach. - Wexford Hub. - Retrieved: 2015-10-21
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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.Omaha Beach. | Dog One. - Saving Private Ryan Online Encyclopedia. - Retrieved: 2008-06-09Saving Private Ryan. - Irish Film and Television Network. - Retrieved: 2008-06-09 Filming began 27 June 1997, and lasted for two months."Private Ryan' expo". - Wexford People. - 6 June 2007. - | "Ryan's slaughter". Independent Newspapers. - 3 August 1998. - Retrieved: 2008-06-09Saving Private Ryan. - Britannia Film Archives. - Retrieved: 2008-06-09 The village of Curracloe lacked three-phase electricity but when the film company decided to film there, it was connected."10th anniversary of Saving Private Ryan". - Wexford Echo. - 31 May 2007 Curracloe Strand was also used for the Irish beach scene in the movie Brooklyn.
See also List of towns and villages in Ireland
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