County Roscommon Contae Ros Comáin
Location
Statistics
Province:	Connacht
County Town:	Roscommon
Code:	RN
Area:	2,547 km² (983 mi²)
Population (2006)	58,700

County Roscommon (Irish: Contae Ros Comáin) is a county located in central Ireland. Area: 2547 km² (983 square miles). Roscommon is in the province of Connacht. It is the only county in Connacht (or Connaught) that does not have a sea shore. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... map File links The following pages link to this file: County Roscommon Categories: GFDL images ... When under Gaelic rule, Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the túatha. ... Statistics Area: 17,713. ... A county town is the capital of a county in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. ... Roscommon (Ros Comáin in Irish) is the county town of County Roscommon in the Republic of Ireland. ... A number plate for a car registered in 2001 in County Dublin Index marks on Number plates in the Republic of Ireland issued since 1987 have the format YY-CC-SSSSSS where the components are: YY — a 2-digit year (e. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 451 pixelsFull resolution (1433 × 807 pixel, file size: 480 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Roscommon Sign I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 451 pixelsFull resolution (1433 × 807 pixel, file size: 480 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Roscommon Sign I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... When under Gaelic rule, Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the túatha. ... Statistics Area: 17,713. ...

Roscommon is also the name of the county town. 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. 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. Roscommon has much to interest those interested in Irish heritage or history. Roscommon (Ros Comáin in Irish) is the county town of County Roscommon in the Republic of Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Carrick-on-Shannon-Bridge Leitrim Shannon-Bridge Offaly The River Shannon (Irish: altenatively Sionna), Irelands longest river, divides the West of Ireland (mostly the province of Connacht) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster). ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Mullingar Code: WH Area: 1,764 km² Population (2006) 79,403 Website: www. ... Statistics Area: 19,774. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference M835815 Statistics Province: Connacht County: Elevation: 60 m Population (2002)  - Town:  - Rural:   -  215 Tulsk (Irish: ) is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. ... Cleopatra is one of the most well-known queens regnant A queen regnant (plural queens regnant) is a female monarch who possesses all the monarchal powers that a king would have without regard to gender. ... (, Medb, Medhbh, Meabh, Maeve, Maev) is queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. ... The Mórrígan (Morrígan, Morrigu, Mór-Rhioghain) (great queen or phantom queen), is an Irish goddess of war and destruction. ... Irish writing of 8th century For a comparatively small country, Ireland has made a disproportionate contribution to world literature in all its branches. ... The Táin Bó Cúailnge, or Cattle Raid of Cooley, is the central tale in the Ulster Cycle, one of the four great cycles that make up the surviving corpus of Irish mythology. ... Thomas Kinsella (born May 4, 1928) is an Irish poet, translator, editor and publisher. ... Heritage can refer to: Cultural heritage Cultural traditions Heritage tourism Inheritance Kinship and descent Natural heritage A novel in the BBC Books series See also English Heritage UNESCO World Heritage Site This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The title page to The Historians History of the World. ...

Lough Key in north Roscommon is noted for having thirty-two islands. This is, coincidentally, the number of counties on the island of Ireland.

Twinning

County Roscommon has been twinned with Castle Point in Essex, England since April 1998.^[1] See also: Castle Point (Hoboken) Castle Point is a local government district and borough in Essex, England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the United Kingdom anthem is God Save the Queen. ...

Towns and Villages

• Arigna, Athleague, Athlone
• Ballaghaderreen, Ballinlough, Ballintober, Ballyfarnan, Ballyforan, Boyle
• Castlerea, Castleplunket, Cloonfad
• Elphin
• Frenchpark
• Keadue, Kilbride, Knockvicar, Knockcroghery
• Lecarrow
• Old Town
• Roosky, Roscommon
• Strokestown
• Tarmonbarry, Tulsk

WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Athleague (Irish Áth Liag ) is a town on the River Suck in the west of Ireland in County Roscommon, near the town of Roscommon. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Ballinlough, County Roscommon is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. ... Ballintober (Irish Baile an Tobair ) is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. ... Ballyfarnan (Irish 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, Ireland. ... Ballyforan is a village in south County Roscommon, Ireland on the R363 road between Ballygar and Dysart, County Roscommon. ... Boyle (Mainistir na Búille in Irish) is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference M670797 Statistics Province: Connacht County: Elevation: 82 m Population (2006) 2,842  Castlerea (Irish: ) is located in the west of County Roscommon, Ireland. ... Castleplunket; R367 Castleplunket; R377 Castleplunket (Lios Lochna in Irish) is a hamlet in County Roscommon in Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Connacht County: Population (2002) Cloonfad Post Office Cloonfad (Irish: ) is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. ... Elphin (Irish Ail Finn) is a village in north County Roscommon, Ireland. ... Frenchpark (Irish Dún Gar) is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Knockcroghery (Irish: ) is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. ... Lecarrow (Irish An Leithcheathrú) is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. ... Old Town (Irish An Seanbhaile) is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. ... There are several other Irish settlements named Roosky, in Roscommon, Mayo and Donegal. ... Roscommon (Ros Comáin in Irish) is the county town of County Roscommon in the Republic of Ireland. ... Strokestown (Béal na mBuillí in Irish) is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County: Elevation: xx m Population (2002) less than 100  Tarmonbarry Main Street (N5) Shrine in Tarmonbarry on the N5 Tarmonbarry, (Irish: ) is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference M835815 Statistics Province: Connacht County: Elevation: 60 m Population (2002)  - Town:  - Rural:   -  215 Tulsk (Irish: ) is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. ...

External links

• Official site - County Council
• Tourism Information
• Tulsk Visitor Centre
• Map of Roscommon

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Notes

1. ^ http://www.castlepoint.gov.uk/Category.asp?cat=1200