Coolsaragh

Coolsaragh (from Irish: Cúl Sáráin meaning "hillback of Saran") is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the south of the parish on the boundary with the civil parish of Desertmartin, and it is bounded by the townlands of: Annagh & Moneysterlinn, Cloughfin, Gortahurk, Keenaght, Killynumber, Killytoney, Longfield, and Tullyroan. It was apportioned to the Drapers company.^[1]

The townland currently lies within Tobermore electoral ward of Magherafelt District Council, however in 1901 and 1926 it was part of Iniscarn District Electoral Division as part of the Draperstown dispensery (registrar's) district of Magherafelt Rural District.^[2][3] It was also part of the former barony of Loughinsholin.^[1]

History

Population Year Pop. 1841 192 [4] 1851 186 [4] 1861 171 [4] 1871 165 [4] 1881 167 [4] 1891 143 [2] 1901 128 [2] 1911 114 [3] 1926 107 [3]

Size (acres, roods, poles) Year a, r, p 1851 526, 0, 16 [5] 1881 526, 0, 16 [4] 1901 526, 0, 16 [2] 1926 526, 2, 27 [3]

Earlier recorded forms[6] Year Form 1609 Cowsaran (O.S.) 1613 Colsanan 1613 Consaran 1613 Coullaire (Charter)[1] 1622 Coolsaram 1654 Cullsarran 1657 Consaren 1659c Coolesahan 1663 Culfanum 1767 Culsaragh 1813 Coolsarah 1834c Cool-sarragh (O.S.) - Ordnance Survey map 1609 (Charter) - Charter of Londonderry 1613

See Also

• Kilcronaghan
• List of townlands in Tobermore
• Tobermore

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Notes on the Place Names of the Parishes and Townlands of the County of Londonderry, 1925, Alfred Moore Munn, Clerk of the Crown and Peace of the City and County of Londonderry
2. ^ ^{a b c d} HistPop; Area, houses, and population, Vol. III [Part 2, Ireland, 1901 Page 34]
3. ^ ^{a b c d} HistPop; County and County Borough of Londonderry, 1926, page 24
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f} HistPop; Area, population and number of houses, Vol. III, Ireland, 1881, page 698
5. ^ HistPop; County of Londonderry, 1851, page 241
6. ^ Place Names NI - Coolsaragh