Cohaw Megalithic tomb
Cohaw Megalithic tomb is a neolithic dual Court Cairn dating from 4,000 BC. It is regarded as the finest example of a double court tomb in Ireland. It was excavated in 1949 where remains of Children, both cremated and inhumated, were found here, as well as some clay...
Bellamont House
Bellamont House is situated in the Bellamont Estate which starts right at the end of Cootehill town and runs along the Dartrey Forest and the Dromore River. Bellamont House was built between 1725 and 1730 for Thomas Coote, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. The house was...
The Workhouse and Famine graveyard
A workhouse for the poor opened along Station Road, Lisnasaran, Cootehill on 2nd Dec 1842 with accommodation for 800 people. This rose to 1200 ‘inmates’ as they were called, at the height of the Famine (1845-1847). Men, women and children lived in...