Coolderry

Coolderry

*Cúl Doire*
Coolderry Cúl Doire
Village
	Coolderry Location in Ireland
	Coordinates: 53°00′N 7°47′W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Offaly
Elevation	88 m (289 ft)
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	S100959

Coolderry (Irish: Cúl Doire)[1] is a small roadside village in southern County Offaly, Ireland. It is located 8 kilometres north of Roscrea and 11 kilometres south of Birr. The village lies close to the Slieve Bloom Mountains. Places of note include Gloster House and Leap Castle.

Amenities

Coolderry contains a number of facilities including a Roman Catholic church, Coolderry National School, a community hall and a GAA facility.

Demographics

In the 2006 Census, the electoral division of Ettagh, in which Coolderry is located, had a population of 433. Coolderry village itself has a population of around 80.

Sport

Coolderry is home to Coolderry GAA, the most successful hurling side in Offaly with 31 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship titles and 1 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship title.

References

"Cúl Doire/Coolderry". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 17 October 2021.

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[logainm-1] "Cúl Doire/Coolderry". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 17 October 2021.