# Coosan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Coosan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Coosan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coosan > Source revision: 1355937230 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/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](/source/Republic_of_Ireland) | subdivision_type1 = County | subdivision_name1 = [County Westmeath](/source/County_Westmeath) | subdivision_type2 = Barony | subdivision_name2 = [Brawny](/source/Brawny_(barony)) | subdivision_type3 = Civil parish | subdivision_name3 = [St Mary's](/source/St._Mary's%2C_Athlone_(civil_parish)) | footnotes = }} thumb|Spire of Our Lady Queen of Peace church in Coosan '''Coosan''' ({{irish place name|Cuasán|cavern" or "grotto}}){{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 }} is a [townland](/source/townland) and suburb north of [Athlone](/source/Athlone), [County Westmeath](/source/County_Westmeath) in Ireland.{{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 }}{{cite web|url = https://www.westmeathindependent.ie/2023/02/03/street-wise-coosan/ | work = [Westmeath Independent](/source/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 }} Coosan, which is situated on the shores of Lough Ree, is surrounded by water on three sides and bordered by Athlone on the fourth. 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.{{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}} The [Lough Ree Yacht Club](/source/Lough_Ree_Yacht_Club) is located in the area.{{cite web|url = https://www.lryc.ie/contact-us/ | publisher = | website = lryc.ie | title = Lough Ree Yacht Club - Contact Us | accessdate = 2 May 2020 }} The area includes a number of townlands, several of which are described 'quarters'. These include Castlequarter, Hillquarter and Meehanquarter. The local [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic) parish church, Queen of Peace church, was opened in 1973.{{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 }} ==Notable people== * [Ray Connellan](/source/Ray_Connellan), Gaelic footballer and Australian rules footballer{{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.}}{{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 }} * [Dessie Dolan](/source/Dessie_Dolan), Gaelic footballer{{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 }} * [Lisa Dwan](/source/Lisa_Dwan), actress{{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}} * [Robbie Henshaw](/source/Robbie_Henshaw), International rugby player * [Alan Sheehan](/source/Alan_Sheehan), football player ==References== {{Reflist}} Category:Geography of Athlone {{Westmeath-geo-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Coosan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coosan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coosan?action=history)). 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