Coolaney
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Coolaney
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| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Sligo |
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Coolaney (Template:Langx, 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. The village is 13 km south-west of Sligo town (18 km by road).
Amenities
As of the 2022 census, Coolaney had a population of just over 1,000 people,[1] a significant increase in the 16 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.
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Coolaney R.C. church
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Bar in Coolaney
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Coolaney national school.
See also
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References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Census 2022 – F1015 Population". Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cúil Áine/Coolaney". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Coolaney (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.myleskelly (19 April 2018). "Bailieboro & Virginia Coarse Angling Centres II | Fishing in Ireland - Catch the unexpected". Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About us". CoolaneyRockfield Tidy Towns. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."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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