Castlecoote
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Castlecoote
| settlement_type = Townland
| other_name = {{pad top italic|Bhaile Mhic Oireachtaigh}}
| named_for = Coote Family
| image_skyline = Castlecoote House.jpg
| image_caption = Castlecoote house
| coordinates = {{Coord|53.613102|-8.291622|display=title}}
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland
| pushpin_map = Ireland
| unit_pref = Metric
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Ireland
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Connacht
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = County Roscommon
| timezone1 = WET
}}
Castlecoote{{Cite book|title=Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Lámhscríbhinn Bliain: 1830-40|pages=RC031,10}} (otherwise known in {{Irish place name|Bhaile Mhic Oireachtaigh}}{{Cite web|title=Baile Mhic Oireachtaigh/Castlecoote|url=https://www.logainm.ie/en/1414640?s=castlecoote|access-date=2020-10-25|website=Logainm.ie|language=en}}) is a townland within the civil parish of Fuerty on the R366 regional road near the town of Roscommon in County Roscommon, Ireland. Castlecoote is known for Castlecoote house and the ruins of a much older castle.{{Cite web|title=The House {{!}} Castlecoote House|url=http://castlecootehouse.com/the-house|access-date=2020-10-25|website=castlecootehouse.com}} The River Suck, which encircles Castlecoote House, is renowned for its trout and coarse fishing.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discoverireland.ie/roscommon/castlecoote-house-and-gardens|access-date=2020-10-25|website=www.discoverireland.ie|title=Visit Castlecoote House and Gardens with Discover Ireland}}
History
Castlecoote's English name is derived from 'Coote', literally translated meaning 'Coote's Castle', in which Sir Charles Coote, 'President of Connaught' during the rebellion of 1641 lived.{{Cite web|title=Castlecoote County Roscommon {{!}} Towns and Villages along the Suck Valley Way|url=https://www.discoversuckvalleyway.ie/villages/castlecoote-fuerty/5|access-date=2020-10-25|website=www.discoversuckvalleyway.ie}} Castlecoote is a primarily agricultural village.
= Castlecoote House =
Castlecoote House, built on the site of a medieval castle from between 1570 and 1616, once served as the base for the MacGeraghtys of Fuerty, was later fortified by the owner, Sir Charles Coote, in 1616. It was attacked three times in the 1640s by Irish Confederates. {{Cite web|title=The House {{!}} Castlecoote House|url=http://www.castlecootehouse.com/the-house|access-date=2020-10-25|website=www.castlecootehouse.com}}
The present house was constructed later and was built within the enclosure of the now ruinous old castle. In the basement tower rooms, the musket chambers overlook the entrance steps. In the 18th century the property was under the ownership of the Gunnings. The two famous Gunning sisters, renowned for their beauty, lived here.{{Cite book|last=Gantz|first=Ida|title=The Pastel Portrait. The Gunnings of CastleCoote and Howards of Hampstead. [With Plates, Including Portraits, and with a Genealogical Table.].|publisher=Cresset Press|year=1963}} In the 20th century the house was occupied by an equestrian, Henry D. Strevens. The present owner restored the property after purchasing it in 1997 in a derelict condition.{{Cite web|title=The House {{!}} Castlecoote House|url=http://www.castlecootehouse.com/the-house|access-date=2020-10-25|website=www.castlecootehouse.com}}
Culture
The town is situated in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Elphin and is served by a church in the village. There are several pubs in the vicinity as well as the Castlecoote stores and a disused stone mill.{{Cite web|title=Google Maps|url=https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Castlecoote+Stores/@53.6131662,-8.2926435,17.32z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x485c3d57eaeccbc3:0xa00c7a99731d6b0!2sCooly,+Castlecoote,+Co.+Roscommon,+Ireland!3b1!8m2!3d53.613264!4d-8.2905059!3m4!1s0x485c3d5778828009:0x990b7aeeb927af0a!8m2!3d53.6137143!4d-8.290696!5m1!1e4|access-date=2020-10-25|website=Google Maps|language=en}} The village has been awarded a category A gold medal at the 2019 Tidy Towns competition.{{Cite news|title=Tidy Towns: The full list of winners for 2019|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/tidy-towns-the-full-list-of-winners-for-2019-1.4035117|access-date=2020-10-25|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}}
See also
Further reading
- Gantz, Ida. The Pastel Portrait. The Gunnings of CastleCoote and Howards of Hampstead. /Cresset press 1963
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=BHxUiwt9a7gC&q=Castlecoote The Dublin Saturday Magazine (Volume 2; 1867) Castlecoote]
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=aKdIAQAAMAAJ&q=Castlecoote The Genealogist (Volume 5; 1889) Castlecoote]
References
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External links
- [https://www.duchas.ie/en/src?q=castlecoote&t=CbesTranscript Folklore related to Castlecoote from the Dúchas Schools' Collection (1937-1939)]
{{County Roscommon}}