placenamesCoolderry
Cúl Doire
A small but elaborate gate lodge preserves part of Coolderry’s estate landscape in Magheracloone parish.
The name
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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
- Cúl Doire · Irish · main form · validated name
- Coolderry · English · main form
Place & story
The estate entrance
Coolderry was the seat of the Forster baronetcy and one of the principal estates in this part of Monaghan. Its former gate lodge, built around 1820, survives beside the old approach to Coolderry House. The architectural inventory records its later use as a dwelling, retaining a visible link with the estate after changes to the surrounding landscape. [2]
Iron columns and recessed corners
The single-storey lodge has an irregular plan with recessed corners beneath an overhanging slate roof. Cast-iron Corinthian columns stand on granite bases, accompanied by ornamental iron brackets. Sandstone frames its doors and windows, while diamond-pattern glazing survives in the upper lights. These details give a modest entrance building the elaborate character of a small garden pavilion. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Monaghan
- Barony
- Farney
- Civil parish
- Magheracloone
- Coordinates
- 53.91519, -6.69104 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1414625 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Coolderry. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Coolderry House gate lodge, record 41403416 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2013-11-05. How this page was prepared.