Coolboy
{{short description|Village in County Wicklow, Ireland}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
|settlement_type = Village
|name = Coolboy
|native_name = {{lang|ga|An Cúl Buí}}
|native_name_lang = ga
|image_skyline = Coolboy4.jpg
|image_caption = Entering village from the west
|pushpin_map = Ireland
|pushpin_label_position = left
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland
|coordinates = {{coord|52.761|-6.464|dim:100000_region:IE|display=inline,title}}
|blank_name_sec1 = Irish Grid Reference
|blank_info_sec1 = {{iem4ibx|T036691}}
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Ireland
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Leinster
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = County Wicklow
|unit_pref = Metric
|elevation_m = 95
|population_as_of = 2016
|population = 267
}}
Coolboy ({{irish place name|An Cúl Buí}}){{cite web | url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/1412572 | title = An Cúl Buí/Coolboy | website = Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) | access-date = 19 October 2021}} is a village in County Wicklow in Ireland. It is located between Tinahely and Carnew, in the middle of Holts Way, close to the Kilcavan Gap.
Location and access
It is located on the R748 road which links the town of Aughrim with Carnew (via the R747). The village is situated near the southern point of the Wicklow Way which winds through the Wicklow Mountains.
History
Most of the village dates from the early part of the 19th century. In this time the area was dominated by the Fitzwilliam family who lived in nearby Coollattin House. The Coollattin estate once comprised {{convert|88000|acre|km2}}, had 20,000 tenants and occupied almost a quarter of County Wicklow.{{cite web|first=Mark |last=Keenan |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/ireland-tunnel-vision-brings-history-to-life-n72dzngzqg3 |title=Ireland: Tunnel vision brings history to life |work=The Times |date=1 June 2003 |access-date=9 June 2010 }}
Recreation
The village has a Gaelic handball alley, home of the Coolboy Handball Team. Coolattin Golf Club is 3 km from Coolboy and is an 18-hole, par 70 course.{{cite web|url = http://coollattingolfclub.com/ | website = coollattingolfclub.com | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110208024922/http://coollattingolfclub.com/ | archivedate = 8 February 2011 | title = Coolattin Golf Club website}}
Tomnafinnoge Woods, also located nearby, has a number of woodland walking trails. One of these walking routes travels along the line of a former railway, leading to the nearby town of Tinahely.
An annual agricultural show takes place in Tinahely, near Coolboy, on the first Monday of August (a bank holiday in the Republic of Ireland). The one-day show is held at Fairwood Park and has been running since 1935.{{cite web|url = https://tinahelyshow.ie/agricultural-show/history/ | publisher = | website = tinahelyshow.ie | title = Tinahely Agricultural Show - History | accessdate = 26 March 2020 }}