| Coolsaragh | |
| Type: | townland |
| Translit Lang1: | Irish |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Derivation: |
| Translit Lang1 Info: | Irish: Cúil Sáráin |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Meaning: |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | "Sárán's recess" |
| Pushpin Map: | Northern Ireland#United Kingdom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Coolsaragh shown within Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 54.783°N -6.699°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
| Subdivision Name: | United Kingdom |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Ireland |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | County Londonderry |
| Subdivision Type3: | Barony |
| Subdivision Name3: | Loughinsholin |
| Subdivision Type4: | Civil parish |
| Subdivision Name4: | Kilcronaghan |
| Leader Title: | Council |
| Leader Name: | Mid Ulster District |
| Leader Title1: | Ward |
| Leader Name1: | Tobermore |
| Established Title: | Plantation grant |
| Established Date: | Drapers Company |
| Established Title1: | First recorded |
| Established Date1: | 1609 |
| Parts Type: | Settlements |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Area Total Ha: | 216.87 |
| Area Total Acre: | 535.89 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Irish grid ref |
Coolsaragh (pronounced as /ˌkulˈsɑrə/,) is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the south of the parish on the boundary with the civil parish of Desertmartin, and it is bounded by the townlands of: Annagh & Moneysterlinn, Cloughfin, Gortahurk, Keenaght, Killynumber, Killytoney, Longfield, and Tullyroan. It was apportioned to the Drapers company.
The townland was part of the Tobermore electoral ward of the former Magherafelt District Council, however in 1901 and 1926 it was part of Iniscarn district electoral division as part of the Draperstown dispensary (registrar's) district of Magherafelt Rural District. It was also part of the historic barony of Loughinsholin.
Coolsaragh, despite the various different spellings, many of which contain erroneous letters, such as h for r and f for s, appears to derive from something like Culsaran or Coolsaran. The loss of the n at the end of the word, whilst not common in Irish placenames, has occasionally occurred elsewhere.
The "saran" could possibly be derived from the Irish word során, which means "wireworm", a kind of insect that is a considerable pest for farmers, eating the roots of tuberous plants. This would give the derivation of Cúil Során, meaning "recess of the wireworms". This however is unlikely to be the origin of Coolsaragh as it doesn't contain an article meaning "of the". The lack of this article suggests either a personal name or a now obsolete noun. The personal name Sárán is used in the townlands of Kilsaran and Tisaran, and was the name of several saints and an early king of Ulster, and is quite possibly the meaning of "saran" in Culsaran or Coolsaran.
| Year | Pop. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 192 | |
| 1851 | 186 | |
| 1861 | 171 | |
| 1871 | 165 | |
| 1881 | 167 | |
| 1891 | 143 | |
| 1901 | 128 | |
| 1911 | 114 | |
| 1926 | 107 |
| Year | a, r, p | |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 526, 0, 16 | |
| 1881 | 526, 0, 16 | |
| 1901 | 526, 0, 16 | |
| 1926 | 526, 2, 27 |
| Year | Form | |
|---|---|---|
| 1609 | Cowsaran (E.C.) | |
| 1613 | Colsanan | |
| 1613 | Consaran | |
| 1613 | Coullaire (Charter) | |
| 1622 | Coolsaram | |
| 1654 | Cullsarran | |
| 1657 | Consaren | |
| 1659c | Coolesahan | |
| 1663 | Culfanum | |
| 1767 | Culsaragh | |
| 1813 | Coolsarah | |
| 1834c | Cool-sarragh | |
| (E.C.) - Escheated Counties Map 1609 (Charter) - Charter of Londonderry 1613 | ||