Coolaney

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.

Coolaney Cúil Áine
Village
The main street in Coolaney
Coolaney Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°10′41″N 8°35′59″W
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

Amenities

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.

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.[4]

Protected structures in the area, as listed by Sligo County Council, include Leyny Station, Coolaney Bridge and Rockfield Roman Catholic Church.[5]

Coolaney and nearby village Mullinabreena are a combined Gaelic football team.

Gallery

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  The train station at Coolaney. The line and station are no longer in use.
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  Coolaney R.C. church
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  Bar in Coolaney
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  Coolaney national school.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

1. "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". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
4. "About us". CoolaneyRockfield Tidy Towns. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
5. "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.