Coosan

Townland in County Westmeath, Ireland

Coosan

Cuasán

Townland

View of Lough Ree from Coosan Point

Coosan

Coordinates: 53°26′47″N 7°56′05″W﻿ / ﻿53.4463°N 7.9348°W﻿ / 53.4463; -7.9348
Country| Ireland
County| County Westmeath
Barony| Brawny
Civil parish| St 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

[edit]

* Ray Connellan, Australian rules footballer[7]
* Dessie Dolan, Gaelic footballer[8]
* Lisa Dwan, actress[9]
* Robbie Henshaw, International rugby player[7]
* Alan Sheehan, football player[7]

## References

[edit]

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[quarter] as well as [..] Castlequarter but this is not an actual townland"
4. ^ "Athlone Coarse Angling Centre". fishinginireland.info. Retrieved 2 May 2020. "[Lough Ree's Inner Lakes] 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.

This article related to the geography of County Westmeath, Ireland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template