Coole Park

Coole Park is a nature reserve and historic park covering around 400 hectares with wetlands, woodlands, seasonal lakes, and limestone landscapes. Marked walking trails wind through the grounds while underground rivers and springs shape the terrain.

The estate belonged to Lady Augusta Gregory in the early 1900s, when she made it a gathering place for writers of the Irish Literary Revival. The location became important because of the creative minds who visited and worked within its grounds.

The copper beech tree in the walled garden displays carved initials of writers such as William Butler Yeats and George Bernard Shaw who visited this place. These marks show how literary figures made this location part of their own story.

Two marked walking routes are open to visitors with maps available at the car parks. A tearoom serves light meals on Saturday afternoons for refreshment during your visit.

The grounds contain seven distinct woodlands celebrated in the poetry of W.B. Yeats. These woods accompany seasonal turloughs, which are lakes that form and disappear through the limestone terrain.