 Large areas of Inismore seem to have been held by the Cotter family from 1572 at the latest, when Edmond "Buidhe" and William "Óg" MacCoter are mentioned in a deed.Edmond Fitz Garret also held lands in Lacken, and by 1656 apparently held all of Inismore Island.In sharp contrast to the fate of the Coppingerstown Cotters the family of Edmond Cotter of Anngrove survived the chaotic times from 1641 until the crushing of Irish resistance by Oliver Cromwell, and the renewed influx of Protestant planters, with increased prosperity and landholdings.