Coolgreany
Coolgreany
Cúil Ghréine | |
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Village | |
Coolgreany village | |
Coolgreany Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°45′54″N 6°14′02″W / 52.765°N 6.234°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Wexford |
| Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 376 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | T181683 |
Coolgreany (Irish: Cúil Ghréine, meaning 'nook of the sun') 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.
Nearby major towns are Arklow and Gorey.
Historically the village is known for the evictions of 1887.