Coolyslin
townland in Urney West, County Donegal, Ireland
Coolyslin (Irish: Cúil na Slinne) is a townland to the south of the town of Castlefin in County Donegal, Ireland. It is within the electoral division of Urney West. It is also a part of the hamlet of Cusheen and the parish of Urney and Castlefin. Coolyslin, which is approximately 0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi) in area, lies on the L3044 between Ringsend and Doneyloop.
Nearby amenities
Castlefinn Bridge (1760), located at Mullanboy, Ringsend, Castlefin, is around half a mile from Coolyslin.
Saint Columba's Church (1860) in Doneyloop, Castlefin, is around two miles from Coolyslin.
Sub-townlands
Coolyslin is bordered by several other townlands and is composed of two sub-townlands.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Coolyslin” as townland in Urney West, County Donegal, Ireland. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as townland in Urney West, County Donegal, Ireland. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q104351081. Authority coordinates are 54.790, -7.589. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1760 and 1860.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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