Store / warehouse · 1850–1870Leyny Railway Station (store / warehouse)Coolaney
Photo: Zxcode · CC BY-SA 3.04buildings on the National Inventory
History of Coolaney · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Coolaney has 4 buildings on the National Inventory
Coolaney’s oldest recorded building dates from 1830. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 2 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
4
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1830
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
3.9%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Coolaney’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Regional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 4, by rating
4 Regional and other sites
The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage is the State’s survey of buildings from 1700 to today, county by county; each record gives a rating, dates, a type and an appraisal. Being on it is not legal protection: that is each council’s Record of Protected Structures.
Points from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and the Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0).
Regional and other sites
4 historic places in Coolaney
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Railway station · 1880–1900Leyny Railway StationCoolaney
Bridge · 1830–1840Bridge, Coolaney
Court house · 1860–1900Court house, Coolaney
What’s recorded
The record in and around Coolaney: homes first, at 33%
Leading the record by rating: Killoran Church and Coolaney Brick Works. The next biggest group is walls, gates and bridges, 2 in all. In and around Coolaney, the earliest date on the record is 1760.
Homes3
Walls, gates and bridges2
Mills, stations and works2
Churches and chapels2
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped, for the records inside the town and those just outside it that belong to it; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Coolaney
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
2 archaeological sites inside the town
Sites on the Record of Monuments and Places, the statutory list drawn from this record, are protected by law: anyone planning work at or near one must give the National Monuments Service two months’ notice.
| Ringfort - rath1 record |
| Bridge1 record |
Just outside Coolaney: 5
| Killoran ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Coolaney Brick WorksRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Rathbarran HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Billa BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart and Saint JosephRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
Homes by age
More of Coolaney’s homes date in the 2000s than from any other period: 73%
Only 12% of Coolaney’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 24%. Few of Coolaney’s homes date from 1946 to 1980: 2.2%, the norm 24%. Building between the wars left Coolaney with 1.7% of its homes, below the usual 3.9%.
3.9%
Before 1919
1.7%
1919–45
2.2%
1946–80
12%
1981–2000
73%
2001–10
8.1%
Since 2011
CoolaneyTypical town
Census 2022, households by the year their home was built (CSO, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0); the typical town is the middle Irish town of 2,500 or more.
Neighbours
Coolaney and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolaney | 1,155 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Collooney | 1,797 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Ballysadare | 1,747 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| Ballymote | 1,711 | 38 | 0 | 7 |
| Strandhill | 1,982 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sligo | 20,608 | 304 | 15 | 74 |
| Tubbercurry | 2,307 | 16 | 0 | 12 |
In brief
Coolaney in brief
More of Coolaney’s homes are old than in most places: 3.9% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 4 places on the record. The oldest is Leyny Railway Station, from 1850. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has 2 archaeological sites.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The National Inventory. The State’s survey of post-1700 buildings, made county by county since 1990 (NIAH); a few records are older. It records; it does not protect.
- Ratings. International and National: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Regional: in its region. Local and record-only buildings get no page here.
- Archaeology. The Sites and Monuments Record (National Monuments Service) lists known archaeological sites; the national monuments to visit and the sites with an encyclopedia article get pages here.
- Protection. Both registers are surveys, not protection: a building is protected by its council’s Record of Protected Structures, and no national open list joins the 31 councils’ records.
- The grade. Ireland’s History grade is not built yet: the page describes, and gives no grade.
Questions about Coolaney’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Coolaney?
4 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Coolaney?
Bridge, Coolaney: the first date on its record is 1830.
Are there archaeological sites in Coolaney?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Coolaney.
How old are the homes in Coolaney?
3.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
Are the buildings on this page protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
This page describes its history; it gives no grade.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie) · Sites and Monuments Record and the National Monuments Service’s monuments to visit · CSO Census 2022 (homes by the year built) · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).