placenamesCoolavin
Cúil Ó bhFinn
The house called Coolavin records changes in ownership and building within the barony of the same name.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Cúil Ó bhFinn · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Coolavin · English · main form
Place & story
Clogher’s earlier house
Coolavin House stood in Clogher townland, Kilcolman parish, within Coolavin barony. The University of Galway’s estate database records its inclusion in the McDermott estate sale of 1852. Joseph Holmes occupied the property by Griffith’s Valuation, when its assessed value was £16. The database distinguishes this earlier house from the later Coolavin house, built in the 1890s nearby. The shared name therefore belongs to successive residences as well as the surrounding barony. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Coolavin. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Coolavin: property62 · University of Galway, Landed Estates database
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.