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Coolavin

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Coolavin
Cúl ó bhFionn(Irish)
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountySligo
Area
• Land103.1 km2(39.8 sq mi)
Population
(2016)
• Total1,911
• Density18.5/km2(48/sq mi)
Map of Barony of Coolavin

Coolavin(IrishCúl ó bhFionn) is ahistorical baronyin southCounty Sligo,Ireland.[1]It was created from the ancienttúathof AnCorann.

TheO'Garaswere originally Lords of Coolavin. They were succeeded by the MacDermotts, a family of theMilesianclans,who still claim their head to be thePrince of Coolavinto this day.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^"What's your Irish County? County Sligo".IrishCentral.14 October 2016.
  2. ^"Coolavin's strong links with MacDermot's revisited on film".The Sligo Champion. 13 October 2010.Retrieved9 October2017.
  3. ^"The Irish Chiefs and Clans in Mayo and Sligo".LibraryIreland website.Retrieved25 April2018.