Scotshouse


Scotshouse. Finn Bridge, a border crossing between the Republic and Northern Ireland, lies near Scotshouse.

History

The village derives its name from Willie Scot, an English soldier in Cromwell's army in the early seventeenth century. He used his home to sell hardware products; when locals were asked where they were going they would reply "Scot's house". This house was located in the townland of Aghnahola, behind the current Church of Ireland parochial house.

Churches

There are two churches in Scotshouse; St. Andrew's Church and the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
The former, St. Andrew's Church, celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2010. It contains a memorial stained glass window for those who died in the First World War and a memorial plaque to Ernest Waldron King, an assistant purser with the White Star Line who died when the Titanic sank. The church and its graveyard are both protected regional structures.
The Church of the Immaculate Conception, built in 1924, is a gable-fronted structure of Romanesque appearance. The church has a stained glass window and a carved plaque with a Celtic cross motif. It is a protected regional structure.

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