Coolderry | |
Native Name: | Irish: Cúl Doire |
Native Name Lang: | ga |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Leinster |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | County Offaly |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -1 |
Coordinates: | 53°N -7.78°W |
Elevation M: | 88 |
Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
Coolderry [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.
Coolderry contains a number of facilities including a Roman Catholic church, Coolderry National School, a community hall and a GAA facility.
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.
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.