County Roscommon
| County Roscommon | |
|---|---|
| Missing image IrelandRoscommon.png Image:IrelandRoscommon.png | |
| Area: | 2,547 km² |
| Capital: | Roscommon |
| Code: | RN |
| Population: | 53,774 (2002) |
| Province: | Connacht |
County Roscommon (Ros Comáin in Irish) is a county located in central Ireland. Area: 2547 km² (983 square miles). Roscommon is in the province of Connacht.
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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 (Maedbh, 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.
Towns and Villages
- Arigna, Athlone, Athleague
- Ballaghaderreen, Ballintober, Ballyfarnon, Boyle
- Castlerea
- Elphin
- Frenchpark
- Knockcroghery
- Lecarrow
- Old Town
- Roosky, Roscommon
- Strokestown
- Tulsk
External links
| Missing image St_Patrick's_saltire.png St. Patrick's Cross | Counties of Ireland | Missing image Flag_of_provinces_(Ireland).png Flag of Provinces, Ireland | |
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| Connacht: Galway (~City) | Leitrim | Mayo | Roscommon | Sligo | |||
| Munster: Clare | Cork (~City) | Kerry | Limerick (~City) | Tipperary (North~; South~) | Waterford (~City) | |||
| Leinster: Carlow | Dublin (~City; Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown; Fingal; South~) | Kildare | Kilkenny | Laois | Longford | Louth | Meath | Offaly | Westmeath | Wexford | Wicklow | |||
| Ulster: Antrim * | Armagh * | Cavan | Donegal | Down * | Fermanagh * | Londonderry * | Monaghan | Tyrone * | |||
| * denotes counties in Northern Ireland (others are in the Republic of Ireland); italics denotes non-administrative counties; (parentheses) denotes non-traditional counties | |||