| County Roscommon Contae Ros Comáin |
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| Province: | Connacht | |
| County seat: | Roscommon | |
| Code: | RN | |
| Area: | 2,547 km² (983 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | 58,700 | |
County Roscommon (Irish: Contae Ros Comáin) is a county located in central Ireland. Poetic description This dinnseanchas poem named Ard Ruide (Ruide Headland poetically describes the kingdoms of Ireland A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Roscommon (Ros Comáin is the county seat of County Roscommon in Ireland. Registration marks on Number plates in Ireland issued since 1987 have the format YY-CC-SSSSSS where the components are YY &mdash a 2-digit Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Area: 2,547 square kilometres (983 sq mi). Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Roscommon is in the province of Connacht. Poetic description This dinnseanchas poem named Ard Ruide (Ruide Headland poetically describes the kingdoms of Ireland It is the only county in Connacht that does not have a sea shore.
Roscommon is also the name of the county town. Roscommon (Ros Comáin is the county seat of County Roscommon in Ireland. Athlone, on the River Shannon, which lies partly in Roscommon and partly in County Westmeath (in the neighbouring province of Leinster), is considered to be Ireland's most central town. Athlone ( is a town that lies on the River Shannon near the southern extremity of Lough Ree, Ireland. The River Shannon ( Sionainn or Sionna in Irish) is at 386 km (240 miles the longest river in Ireland. County Westmeath (Contae na hIarmhí is a County situated in the Irish midlands, also popularly called the "Lake county" in the western part of the province Leinster (ˈlɛnstər Irish: Laighin, lainʲ one of the Provinces of Ireland, lies in the east of Ireland and comprises the counties of Tulsk is the nearest village to the mythological site of Rath Cruachán, home of Queen Medb (Maebh, Maeve) and the Morrigan, which was the starting point for an epic tale in Irish Literature of the Táin Bó Cúailgne, or Cattle Raid of Cooley, famously translated by Thomas Kinsella. Tulsk ( is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. The N5 national primary road passes through it As of 2007, though a by-pass List of current queens regnant A queen regnant (plural "queens regnant" is qualifying reference to a female Monarch possessing and exercising all of the monarchal Medb ( Old Irish spelling mɛðv Meḋḃ Meaḋḃ modern Meadhbh mɛɣv reformed modern Irish Meabh, Meːv sometimes Anglicised Maeve or Maev The Morrígan ("terror" or "phantom queen" or Mórrígan ("great queen" (also known as Morrígu, Morríghan, Mor-Ríoghain For a comparatively small island Ireland has made a disproportionate contribution to World literature in all its branches Thomas Kinsella (born May 4, 1928) is an Irish poet, Translator, editor and publisher Roscommon has much to interest those interested in Irish heritage or history. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology
Lough Key in north Roscommon is noted for having thirty-two islands. Lough Key is a Lake in Ireland. It is located in the northeast of Connacht, to the northeast of the town of Boyle. This is, coincidentally, the number of counties on the island of Ireland.
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Twinning
County Roscommon is twinned with Tucson, Arizona, USA [1] and with Castle Point, Essex, England since April 1998. Tucson (ˈtuːsɒn is the seat of Pima County Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km) southeast The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the History The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the Benfleet Urban District and the Canvey Island Urban District. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [1]
Towns and Villages
- Arigna, Athleague, Athlone
- Ballaghaderreen, Ballintober, Ballinlough, Bellanamullia, Boyle, Ballyfarnan, Ballyforan
- Cloonfad, Castlerea, Castleplunket, Croghan
- Drum
- Elphin
- Frenchpark
- Keadue, Knockvicar, Knockcroghery
- Lecarrow
- Newtown
- Roscommon, Roosky
- Strokestown
- Tarmonbarry, Tulsk
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Arigna (An Airnigh is a Village in County Roscommon, Ireland. Athleague ( is a town on the River Suck in the west of Ireland in County Roscommon, near the town of Roscommon. Athlone ( is a town that lies on the River Shannon near the southern extremity of Lough Ree, Ireland. Ballaghaderreen (Bealach an Doirín is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. Ballintober (Baile an Tobair is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. Ballinlough (Baile an Locha is a small town in County Roscommon, Ireland. Bellanamullia (Béal Átha na Muille is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. Boyle (Mainistir na Búille is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. Ballyfarnan (Béal Átha Fearnáin Mouth of the Ford of the Alders is part of the Parish of Kilronan along with the towns of Arigna and Keadue, in County Roscommon Ballyforan is a village in south County Roscommon, Ireland on the R363 road between Ballygar and Dysart County Roscommon. Cloonfad (Cluain Fada is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. Castlerea (An Caisleán Riabhach is located in the west of County Roscommon, Ireland. Castleplunket ( Lios Lochna in Irish) is a hamlet in County Roscommon in Ireland. Drum is a village in south County Roscommon about 5 km west of Athlone. Elphin ( is a village in north County Roscommon, Ireland. It forms the southern tip of a triangle with Boyle and Carrick-on-Shannon to Frenchpark (Dún Gar is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. Keadue (Céideadh is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland on the R285 Regional road close to the borders of County Leitrim Knockvicar (Cnoc an Bhiocáire is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. Knockcroghery (Cnoc an Chrocaire is a Village in County Roscommon, Ireland. Lecarrow (An Leithcheathrú is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. Roscommon (Ros Comáin is the county seat of County Roscommon in Ireland. There are several other Irish settlements named Roosky in Mayo and Donegal. Strokestown (Béal na mBuillí is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. Tarmonbarry, (Tearmann Berach is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. Tulsk ( is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. The N5 national primary road passes through it As of 2007, though a by-passDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic