Castlecoote, County Roscommon

Castlecoote House Castlecoote Castlecoote House is an early Georgian Palladian mansion built on the grounds of a ruined 16th century castle overlooking the beautiful River Suck. It is surrounded by woodland and the pastoral countryside of County Roscommon. The house has a billiards room with full size snooker table, 2 new tennis courts and croquet lawn. The River Suck is renowned for its trout and coarse fishing which encircles Castlecoote House. 090 6663794 Email

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Families in Castlecoote: In Irish, Castlecoote is called, Baile Mhic Oirteagh, or town of the Macgeraghtys. The Macgeraghtys were related to O Fionnachta (meaning Fair Snow in Irish), the famous ancestor of the Finnerty family. O Fionnachta was a great Irish Chieftain whose seat, Donamon Castle is just a mile downstream of Castlecoote and also on the banks of the River Suck.

These two very strong and powerful Irish families met O Sullivan Beara on his great march after the defeat at Kinsale in 1603. They met at Glinsk a village which is just five miles west of Castlecoote house in County Galway.