Coolboy

Coolboy Cúl Buí
—  Village  —
Entering Coolboy village from the west
Coolboy Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°45′40″N 6°27′50″W / 52.761°N 6.464°W / 52.761; -6.464Coordinates: 52°45′40″N 6°27′50″W / 52.761°N 6.464°W / 52.761; -6.464
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Wicklow
Elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population (2006)[1]
- Urban	462
Irish Grid Reference	T036691

Coolboy (Irish: Cúl Buí) is a village in County Wicklow in Ireland. It is roughly located between Tinahely and Carnew, nestled in the middle of Holts Way, close to the scenic location of the Kilcavan Gap.

Location and access

It is located on the R748 road which links the town of Aughrim with Carnew (via the R747). The village is situated near the southern point of the Wicklow Way which winds through the Wicklow Mountains.

See the Street View of Coolboy on Google Maps

History

Most of the village dates from the early part of the 19th century. In this time the area was dominated by the Fitzwilliam family who lived in nearby Coolattin House. The Coolattin estate once comprised 88,000 acres (360 km²), had 20,000 tenants and occupied almost a quarter of County Wicklow.^[2]

Parish church

Coolboy is unusual in that there is no Church in the village. The closest church lies 2 km to the south of the village in the nearby village of Coolafancy, as does the only primary school in the area.

Things to do

• Nearby Coolboy lies Tomnafinnoge Woods. This is the location of several very popular woodland walks, one of the newest walks which opened in 2003 travels along the line of the former railway. It leads from Tomnafinnoge Woods to the nearby town of Tinahely.
• Coolboy lies within 3km of Coolattin Golf Club which features an 18 hole, Par 70 course.
• The village has a long standing Handball tradition, the village has it own Handball Alley, home of the Coolboy Handball Team.
• The Tinahely Agricultural Show takes place nearby Coolboy annually on the first Monday of August (a bank holiday in the Republic). The one day Show is held at Fairwood Park and has been running for over 70 years.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

1. ^ "Census 2006 – Volume 1 – Population Classified by Area" (PDF). Central Statistics Office Census 2006 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. April 2007. http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/census2006_volume_1_pop_classified_by_area.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-05. 
2. ^ Keenan, Mark (01-06-2003). "Ireland: Tunnel vision brings history to life". The Times. http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article1137481.ece. Retrieved 2010-06-09. 

External links

• Coolattin Golf Club Official website
• Tinahely Show Official website