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Roscommon
Ros Comáin
Map
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates:
53.6333° N 8.1833° W
Irish Grid Reference
M879648
Town population: 4489 (2002)
Rural population: 3694 (2002)
Elevation: 80 m
County: Roscommon
Province: Connacht

Roscommon (Ros Comáin in Irish) is the county town of County Roscommon in the Republic of Ireland. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... Jump to: navigation, search Over fifty GPS satellites such as this NAVSTAR have been launched since 1978. ... The Irish national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Ireland. ... The Central Statistics Office is the statistical agency responsible for the Republic of Ireland census and other related data collection activities to assist in government planning. ... The Central Statistics Office is the statistical agency responsible for the Republic of Ireland census and other related data collection activities to assist in government planning. ... Elevation has several related meanings: Geography The elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). ... The island of Ireland has 32 counties, with Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland being nicknamed respectively the six counties and the twenty-six counties. ... County Roscommon (Ros Comáin in Irish) is a county located in central Ireland. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Connaught redirects here. ... A county town is the location of the administrative headquarters of a county. ... County Roscommon (Ros Comáin in Irish) is a county located in central Ireland. ...


This busy market town once had a hangwoman – a female hangman called Lady Betty – as well as a Dominican Friary, founded in 1253 by Felim O'Connor, King of Connacht (see Abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland). Roscommon Castle, built in 1269, is an Anglo-Norman fortress. The market town is a medieval phenomenon. ... Buddhist monastery near Tibet A monastery is the habitation of monks. ... For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... Connaught redirects here. ... Abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland is a link page for any abbey, priory, friary or other monastic religious house in the Republic of Ireland. ... Events Births Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Categories: 1269 ... The Normans (adapted from the name Northmen or Norsemen) were a mixture of the indigenous Gauls of France and the Viking invaders under the leadership of Rollo (Gange Rolf). ...


See also

This is a link page for cities and towns in the Republic of Ireland, including larger villages, and villages and townlands of note, as well as towns, townships or urban centres in Dublin. ... Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon (1633–1685) References Johnson, Samuel. ...

External link

  • Roscommon railway station

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Roscommon County Home Page (119 words)
It is hoped that your visit is productive and informative.
If there is information you need and cannot find, please don't hesitate to contact the Roscommon County Webmaster here.
This site is built and maintained by the County of Roscommon with public funds.
DNR - Roscommon (895 words)
The two counties are bisected by a northwest to southeast central ridge, with broad outwashes sandy plains to the north and east, and lower areas to the south and west.
Roscommon unit is one of the major areas involved in the Kirtland's Warbler Recovery Program, providing nesting habitat for this endangered species through a program of harvesting, prescribed burning and planting of jack pine in eastern Roscommon county and northern Ogemaw County.
Forest Fire Officers within the Roscommon unit have one of the busiest wildfire areas within the state, averaging between 30 and 50 wildfires unit wide each year, and varying in size from 0.1 acre to upwards of 2000 or more acres.
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