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COOLCRAHEEN, or COOLCRAGHIN, a parish,
in the barony of FASSADINING, county of KILKENNY,
and province of LEINSTER, 3 miles (N. N. E.) from
Freshford; containing 668 inhabitants. This parish is
situated on the road from Kilkenny to Castle-Durrow,
and contains 2768 statute acres, mostly under tillage.
Limestone is abundant, and is used for building and
burning for manure. Foulksrath Castle is of some
antiquity, but has been converted into a comfortable
dwelling by T. Wright, Esq., an eminent agriculturist
and grazier. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese
of Ossory, and is part of the union of Odogh: the tithes
amount to £200. In the R. C. divisions it forms part
of the unions or districts of Conahy and Muckalee. The
ruins of Inchmore castle, opposite Inchmore island in
the Nore, are in this parish: it consisted of a strong
square keep of considerable antiquity, united to a splen-
did mansion in the Elizabethan style, and was erected
by Robert Grace, baron of Courtstown, and member of
parliament for the county of Kilkenny, who died about
the year 1640.
COOLE, a parish, forming a detached portion of the
barony of KINNATALOON, county of CORK, and province
of MUNSTER, 3 miles (S. E.) from Fermoy; containing
338 inhabitants. This parish, which is nearly surrounded
by Castle-Lyons, is situated on the road from Fermoy
to Tallow, and comprises 1200 statute acres, as applotted
under the tithe act, and valued at £1265 per annum;
about 20 acres are woodland, 900 arable, and the re-
mainder pastxire3 there is no bog or waste land. The
higher grounds are finely wooded, and visible from a
considerable distance. Coole Abbey is a large and hand-
some mansion, the residence of H. H. Peard, Esq.,
situated in an extensive and well-planted demesne; near
it is High Park, the residence of the Rev. J. W. Edgar.
The parish is in the diocese of Cloyne, and the rectory
forms the corps of the prebend of Coole, in the cathe-
dral of Cloyne, in the patronage of the Bishop: the
tithes amount to £150. There is no church, but divine
service is regularly performed in Coole Abbey mansion.
In the R. C. divisions the parish forms part of the union
or district of Castle-Lyons, and has a small plain chapel
at Coolagaun. In the demesne of Coole Abbey are some
ruins of the ancient abbey, which gave name to the
parish. It was founded in 1296, by the Barry family,
by whom it was given to the Knights Templars, and
was formerly the summer residence of the bishops of
Cloyne. Near these ruins are some beautiful arches
belonging to the old church, which are covered with
evergreens. On the more elevated part of the demesne
are some vestiges of the ancient castle of Coole, formerly
belonging to the Earls of Desmond. In 1642 this
fortress was surrendered to Condon of Ballydorgan,
an insurgent leader, on his promising a safe conduct
to the garrison, which consisted of thirty of Lord
Barrymore’s troopers; but they were all killed except
one.
COOLE, a village, in the parish of MAYNE, barony
of DEMIFORE, county of WESTMEATH, and province of
LEINSTER, 3 miles (W.) from Castle-Pollard; containing
341 inhabitants. It is situated on the road from Castle-
Pollard to Granard, and near the shore of Lough Der-
veragh, and comprises about 70 houses. Two small
fairs are held on the 20th of May and November.—See
MAYNE.
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COOLEAGH, a parish, in the barony of SLIEVAR-
DAGH, county of TIPPERARY, and province of MUNSTER,
8 miles (S.) from Killenaule, on the road to Fethard;
containing 714 inhabitants. It comprises 2486 statute
acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and is a rectory
and vicarage, in the diocese of Cashel, forming part of
the union of Killenaule: the tithes amount to £150.
COOLGRANEY, a village, in that part of the parish
of INCH which is in the barony of GOREY, county of
WEXFORD, and province of LEINSTER, 3 miles (S. S. W.)
from Arklow, on the road to Gorey containing 274
inhabitants. Fairs for cattle and pigs are held on Jan.
24th, May 11th, June 11th, Aug. 3rd, Oct. 15th, and
Dec, 10th. Here is a station of the constabulary police
force, also a dispensary. The vicinity was the scene of
the last pitched battle between the insurgent and royalist
forces during the disturbances of 1798.—See INCH.
COOLINE, a parish, in the barony of ORRERY and
KILMORE, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER,
1½ mile (S. W.) from Charleville; containing 455 inha-
bitants. This small parish is situated on the road from
Charleville to Liscarrol, and contains 1130 statute acres,
as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £1539
per annum for the county cess. The land, which is
extremely rich, is partly in. pasture, and the portion
under tillage produces excellent crops; the system of
agriculture is slowly improving. A stratum of limestone
gravel extends into the parish, and is chiefly used for
repairing the roads; and there are indications of culm
at Milltown. The principal seats are Cooline House,
the residence of R, Weldon, Esq.; and Milltown Castle,
of G. Bruce, Esq., a handsome castellated mansion in
the later English style. It is in the diocese of Cloyne,
and is a rectory, constituting the corps of the prebend
of Cooline in the cathedral of Cloyne, in the gift of the
Bishop: the tithes amount to £70. In the R. C. divi-
sions the parish forms part of the union or district of
Ballyhea. The ruins of the church still remain in the
ancient burial-ground.
COOLKERRY, a parish, in the barony of UPPER
OSSORY, QUEEN’S county, and province of LEINSTER,
1 mile (E. by S.) from Rathdowney, on the road to
Castledurrow; containing 375 inhabitants. This parish
comprises 1720 statute acres, as applotted under the
tithe act. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of
Ossory, entirely impropriate in the Ladies G. and A.
Fitzpatrick: the tithes amount to £110, wholly payable
to the impropriators, who allow an annual stipend of
£10.10. to the vicar of Aughmacart for performing the
clerical duties. The church is in ruins, and the Pro-
testant parishioners attend the church at Rathdowney.
In the R. C. divisions the parish forms part of the union
or district of Aghavoe.
COOLLATTIN, a village, in the new district parish
of SHILLELAGH, barony of SHILLELAGH, county of
WICKLOW, and province of LEINSTER, 3¼ miles (S.byW.)
from Tinahely, on the road to Carnew; containing 21
houses and 108 inhabitants. It derives its name from
the contiguous seat and demesne of Coollattin, the pro-
perty of Earl Fitzwilliam, and the residence of R. Cha-
loner, Esq. Fairs are held on the 26th of Feb., May,
Aug., and Nov. The Shillelagh Farming Society was
established here in 1830, by the late Earl Fitzwilliam.
COOLMUNDRY, a parish, in the barony of MID-
DLETHIRD, county of TIPPERARY, and province of