What is recorded here

Settlement deserted is a settlement deserted, medieval in Castlecoote, County Roscommon, Ireland. In 1616 Sir Charles Coote received the castle, town and lands of Ballymacgeraghty, though the town label probably described only the townland rather than a formal borough. Settlement clustered around the castle and a watermill, yet the exact location remains uncertain despite likely proximity to the fortified house built by the Malby.

In 1616 Sir Charles Coote was granted 'the castle, town and lands of Ballymacgeraghty. The 'town' probably refers to the townland. Although there was undoubtedly settlement around the castle and a watermill, it did not consititute a town or borough. Its location cannot be definitively identified but it was probably close to the fortified house the Malby had built (RO039-061001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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