Coolgreany (Irish: Cúil Ghréine, meaning ‘nook of the sun’)[2][3] is a village located in north County Wexford in Ireland, in the shadow of Croghan Mountain, overlooking Tara Hill in the extreme north of County Wexford.
The village is located about 3 km from the N11 Dublin-Wexford road at Inch. Amenities include a Gaelic Athletic Association pitch, handball alley, a grocery store, two pubs (public houses) and national (primary) school. The primary school opened in the early 1980s. A fire closed the grocery store in December 2025. [4]
Nearby major towns are Arklow and Gorey.
Historically the village is known for the evictions of 1887.[5]
See also
References
- ^ “Sapmap Area – Settlements – Coolgreany”. Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ A. D. Mills (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press.
- ^ “Cúil Ghréine / Coolgreany”. logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ “Wexford firefighters battle blaze at busy shop in rural village”. independent.ie. The Gorey Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ “Coolgreany”. North Wexford.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
External links
- Coolgreany Evictions Photo Album
- National Library of Ireland Catalogue : Album of photographs of the Coolgreany Evictions, Wexford, 1887
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