Coolaney

Village in County Sligo, Ireland

Not to be confused with Collooney, a town in County Sligo.

Village in Connacht, Ireland

Coolaney

Cúil Áine

Village

The main street in Coolaney

Coolaney

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 54°10′41″N 8°35′59″W﻿ / ﻿54.1781°N 8.5997°W﻿ / 54.1781; -8.5997
Country| Ireland
Province| Connacht
County| County Sligo
Elevation

| 60 m (200 ft)
Population

(2016)[1]

| 990
Time zone| UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference| G608256

Coolaney (Irish: Cúil Áine, meaning 'Áine's Corner'[2]) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Coolaney sits at the foot of the Ox Mountains with the river Owen Beg running through it around which is a walk. The remains of an old mill are located along the riverside walk, and the remains of the sluices under the mill can still be clearly seen, as well as the outfalls into the nearby river.

## Amenities

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As of the 2016 census, Coolaney had a population of just under 1,000 people,[1] a significant increase in the ten years since the 2006 census, when the village had a population of just over 200 people.[3]

Coolaney's Roman Catholic parish church is located in Rockfield, approximately 800 m from the village centre. Across from St. Joseph's Church is the national (primary) school, Rockfield National School. The village also has memorials to the 1916 Rising and to a local man who died during the Irish Civil War.

An old railway line, no longer in use, runs through the village. Mullagh Lough, to the northwest of Coolaney village, is used for fishing.[4]

There is a riparian walk in Coolaney. It won the "Tidiest town in Sligo" title over 12 times. Coolaney Tidy Towns Committee was founded in 1969.[5]

Protected structures in the area, as listed by Sligo County Council, include Leyny Station, Coolaney Bridge and Rockfield Roman Catholic Church.[6]

Coolaney and nearby village Mullinabreena are a combined Gaelic football team.[citation needed]

## Gallery

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* The train station at Coolaney. The line and station are no longer in use.

* Coolaney R.C. church

* Bar in Coolaney

* Coolaney national school.

## See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coolaney.

* List of towns and villages in Ireland

## References

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1. ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Coolaney". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
2. ^ "Cúil Áine/Coolaney". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
3. ^ "Coolaney (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
4. ^ myleskelly (19 April 2018). "Bailieboro & Virginia Coarse Angling Centres II | Fishing in Ireland - Catch the unexpected". Retrieved 17 November 2024.
5. ^ "About us". CoolaneyRockfield Tidy Towns. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
6. ^ "Section 11.5 Coolaney-Rockfield Mini-Plan" (PDF). Sligo County Development Plan 2005-2011. Sligo County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2011.

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Places in County Sligo

County town: Sligo

Towns|

* Ballymote
* Ballysadare
* Collooney
* Enniscrone
* Sligo
* Strandhill
* Tubbercurry

Villages and
townlands|

* Achonry
* Aclare
* Aughris
* Ballaghnatrillick
* Ballinafad
* Ballincar
* Ballintogher
* Ballygawley
* Ballynacarrow
* Ballynary
* Bellaghy
* Beltra
* Bunnanadden
* Carney
* Carrickbanagher
* Castlebaldwin
* Cliffoney
* Cloonacool
* Coolaney
* Curry
* Dromore West
* Drumcliff
* Easky
* Geevagh
* Gorteen
* Grange
* Kilglass
* Killeenduff
* Kilmactigue
* Monasteraden
* Mullaghmore
* Raghly
* Rathcormack
* Riverstown
* Rosses Point
* Rathbraughan
* Skreen
* Sooey
* Toorlestraun
* Tullavilla

Baronies|

* Carbury
* Coolavin
* Corran
* Leyny
* Tireragh
* Tirerril

Islands and Peninsulas|

* Church Island
* Coney Island
* Coolera Peninsula
* Inishmurray
* Maugherow Peninsula
* Mullaghmore Peninsula
* Oyster Island
* Rosses Point Peninsula

* List of townlands in County Sligo
* Category:Mountains and hills of County Sligo
* Category:Rivers of County Sligo
* Category:Geography of County Sligo

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