Coosan

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Coosan
Cuasán
Townland
View of Lough Ree from Coosan Point
View of Lough Ree from Coosan Point
Coosan is located in Ireland
Coosan
Coosan
Coordinates: 53°26′47″N 7°56′05″W / 53.4463°N 7.9348°W / 53.4463; -7.9348
CountryIreland
CountyCounty Westmeath
BaronyBrawny
Civil parishSt Mary's
Spire of Our Lady Queen of Peace church in Coosan

Coosan (Irish: Cuasán, meaning 'cavern" or "grotto')[1] is a townland and suburb north of Athlone, County Westmeath in Ireland.[2][3] Coosan, which is situated on the shores of Lough Ree, is surrounded by water on three sides and bordered by Athlone on the fourth.[3]

Coosan attracts tourists over the summer months due to its location on the edge of Lough Ree.[citation needed] Coosan Lough, one of the "inner lakes" of Lough Ree, is a common fishing spot.[4] The Lough Ree Yacht Club is located in the area.[5]

The area includes a number of townlands, several of which are described 'quarters'. These include Castlequarter, Hillquarter and Meehanquarter.[3]

The local Roman Catholic parish church, Queen of Peace church, was opened in 1973.[6]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Cuasán / Coosan (see scanned records)". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Coosan Townland, Co. Westmeath". townlands.ie. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c O'Brien, Gearoid (3 February 2023). "Athlone Miscellany - Street Wise – Coosan". Westmeath Independent. Retrieved 18 April 2025. Coosan is a townland but it is also loosely used to cover a large suburb of Athlone It is, more or less, a peninsula which is bordered on three sides by Lough Ree and on one side by the town of Athlone The area consists of part of Clonbrusk, Coosan, Hillquarter and Meehan as well as Castlequarter but this is not an actual townland
  4. ^ "Athlone Coarse Angling Centre". fishinginireland.info. Retrieved 2 May 2020. contain all the main species of coarse fish and is particularly noted for its large tench on Coosan Lough
  5. ^ "Lough Ree Yacht Club - Contact Us". lryc.ie. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Our Lady Queen of Peace, Coosan, County Westmeath". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Henshaw, Connellan, Sheehan: how three friends from a little Irish town made sports careers around the world". the42.ie. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Westmeath set to be without Dessie Dolan for 2012 season". westmeathindependent.ie. Westmeath Independent. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Irish actress Lisa Dwan - three gears for female actors". rte.ie. RTÉ. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2020.


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