Coolanlough

Coolanlough clachan is located in the townland of Cross (parish of Culfeightrin) near Fair Head.

Known locally as Coolanlough, which is generally accepted to be a translation of ‘the back of the lough’, the clachan of Coolanlough is situated just to the south-east of Lough na Crannoge, sheltered from the North and East by the higher ground of Fair Head, but fairly exposed to the West. As was the custom, all the front entrances, except one, of the houses opened to the East.

At present, three of the original five houses are in use as holiday homes, and there is no permanent resident in Coolanlough.

The photographs below show the main buildings which make up the clachan area today. The photograph numbers correspond to the numbers in the sketch map.
The links on the right of this page will provide you with more information on the people who occupied the clachan during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.