{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Use Irish English|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Coosan | native_name = {{Native name|ga|Cuasán|paren=omit}} | settlement_type = Townland | image_skyline = Athlone-Coosan Point (geograph 5821334).jpg | image_caption = View of Lough Ree from Coosan Point | pushpin_map = Ireland | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|53.4463|-7.9348|region:IE_type:city|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Ireland | subdivision_type1 = County | subdivision_name1 = County Westmeath | subdivision_type2 = Barony | subdivision_name2 = Brawny | subdivision_type3 = Civil parish | subdivision_name3 = St Mary's | footnotes = }} thumb|Spire of Our Lady Queen of Peace church in Coosan '''Coosan''' ({{irish place name|Cuasán|cavern" or "grotto}})<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/50954.aspx | publisher = Irish Placenames Commission | website = logainm.ie | title = Cuasán / Coosan (see scanned records) | accessdate = 2 May 2020 }}</ref> is a townland and suburb north of Athlone, County Westmeath in Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.townlands.ie/westmeath/brawny/st-marys/moydrum/coosan/ | publisher = | website = townlands.ie | title = Coosan Townland, Co. Westmeath | accessdate = 2 May 2020 }}</ref><ref name="obrien">{{cite web|url = https://www.westmeathindependent.ie/2023/02/03/street-wise-coosan/ | work = Westmeath Independent | title = Athlone Miscellany - Street Wise – Coosan | first = Gearoid | last = O'Brien | date= 3 February 2023 | accessdate = 18 April 2025 | quote = 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 }}</ref> Coosan, which is situated on the shores of Lough Ree, is surrounded by water on three sides and bordered by Athlone on the fourth.<ref name="obrien"/>
Coosan attracts tourists over the summer months due to its location on the edge of Lough Ree.{{fact|date=May 2020}} Coosan Lough, one of the "inner lakes" of Lough Ree, is a common fishing spot.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.fishinginireland.info/coarse/shannon/athlone.htm | website = fishinginireland.info | title = Athlone Coarse Angling Centre | accessdate = 2 May 2020 | quote = [Lough Ree's Inner Lakes] contain all the main species of coarse fish and is particularly noted for its large tench on Coosan Lough}}</ref> The Lough Ree Yacht Club is located in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.lryc.ie/contact-us/ | publisher = | website = lryc.ie | title = Lough Ree Yacht Club - Contact Us | accessdate = 2 May 2020 }}</ref>
The area includes a number of townlands, several of which are described 'quarters'. These include Castlequarter, Hillquarter and Meehanquarter.<ref name="obrien"/>
The local Roman Catholic parish church, Queen of Peace church, was opened in 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/15402923/our-lady-queen-of-peace-clonbrusk-coosan-county-westmeath | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = buildingsofireland.ie | title = Our Lady Queen of Peace, Coosan, County Westmeath | accessdate = 2 May 2020 }}</ref>
==Notable people== * Ray Connellan, Gaelic footballer and Australian rules footballer<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.westmeathindependent.ie/2026/05/20/footballer-of-the-week-honour-for-westmeath-ace/|title=Footballer of the Week honour for Westmeath ace|work=Westmeath Independent|first=Kieran|last=Galvin|date=20 May 2026|quote=Coosan native Connellan now has the distinction of being the only Westmeath footballer to play in three Leinster finals in three different years.}}</ref><ref name="the42dotie2017">{{cite web|url = https://www.the42.ie/robbie-henshaw-athlone-ray-connellan-alan-sheehan-3643343-Oct2017/ | publisher = | website = the42.ie | title = Henshaw, Connellan, Sheehan: how three friends from a little Irish town made sports careers around the world | date = 14 October 2017 | accessdate = 2 May 2020 }}</ref> * Dessie Dolan, Gaelic footballer<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2012/05/10/4010369-westmeath-set-to-be-without-dessie-dolan-for-2012-season | publisher = Westmeath Independent | website = westmeathindependent.ie | title = Westmeath set to be without Dessie Dolan for 2012 season | date = 10 May 2012 | accessdate = 2 May 2020 }}</ref> * Lisa Dwan, actress<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2016/0917/817241-irish-actress-lisa-dwan-on-playing-beckett/ | publisher = RTÉ | website = rte.ie | title = Irish actress Lisa Dwan - three gears for female actors | date = 19 September 2016 | accessdate = 2 May 2020}}</ref> * Robbie Henshaw, International rugby player<ref name="the42dotie2017"/> * Alan Sheehan, football player<ref name="the42dotie2017"/>
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Category:Geography of Athlone
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