Coolestown

This article is about the barony. For the town formerly named Coolestown, see Edenderry.

Coolestown Baile an Chúlaígh (Irish)
Barony
Baronies of County Offaly. Coolestown is shaded green.
Sovereign state	Republic of Ireland
County	Offaly
Area
• Total	193.71 km² (74.79 sq mi)

Coolestown (Irish: Baile an Chúlaígh) is a barony in County Offaly (formerly King's County), Republic of Ireland.

Etymology

Coolestown derives its name from Coolestown (Irish Baile an Chúlaígh), a former name of Edenderry, from the Cooley/Cowley/Colley family who ruled it from 1560.^[1]

Location

Coolestown is located in easternmost County Offaly. The Philipstown River flows through it.

History

Coolestown was part of the ancient divisions known as Túath Dá Maige (túath of the Two Plains), and Ferran Uí Muircáin lying east of the Figile River. The Uí Muircáin (Morahan, Moran) were a sub-sept of Clan Colgan. The tuath of Mag Lége is also noted here with its association to the Uí Failge septs of the Uí Onchon and Uí Cellaig (O'Kelly).^[2]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Coolestown:

References

Places in County Offaly

County town: Tullamore

Towns	Birr Edenderry Tullamore

Villages and Townlands	Ballinagar Ballyboy Ballycumber Banagher Blue Ball Bracknagh Brosna Cadamstown Capppancur Clara Clareen Cloghan Clonbollogue Clonmacnoise Clonony Clonygowan Coolderry Crinkill Croghan Cushina Daingean Doon Dunkerrin Durrow Ferbane Geashill Horseleap Kilcormac Killeigh Killoughey Kinnitty Moneygall Mountbolus Pollagh Rahan Rath Rhode Roscore Shannonbridge Shannon Harbour Shinrone Walsh Island

Landforms	Arderin Barcam Bog of Allen Boora bog Carroll's Hill Farbreague Clara Bog Croghan Hill Esker Riada Grand Canal Raheenmore Bog River Brosna River Camcor River Shannon Silver River Stillbrook Hill Wolftrap Mountain Yellow River

Topics	Education in County Offaly Geography of County Offaly History of County Offaly List of National Monuments in County Offaly List of townlands of County Offaly Media in County Offaly Mountains and hills of County Offaly Politics of County Offaly Religion in County Offaly Rivers of County Offaly Transport in County Offaly

Counties of Ireland

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