Roosky
Sign in to saveRoosky, Ruskey, or Rooskey () is a village on the River Shannon in the northern midlands of Ireland, near the point where counties Leitrim, Longford, and Roscommon meet. The N4 road from Dublin to Sligo passes by the Leitrim side of the village.
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Key facts
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- Village
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- Roosky
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- ga
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- Roosky, on the River Shannon
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- Ireland
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- right
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- Location in Ireland
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- Metric
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- 75
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Roscommon
- Population
- +329
- Elevation
- +75
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Body of water
- River Shannon
- Image
- RooskyOldBuilding Feb 2003 169.jpg
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- County Leitrim
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Roosky, Ruskey, or Rooskey () is a village on the River Shannon in the northern midlands of Ireland, near the point where counties Leitrim, Longford, and Roscommon meet. The N4 road from Dublin to Sligo passes by the Leitrim side of the village.
== History == In 1798 the local rebels defeated the army of General Lake on the shores of Lough Bofin as part of the 1798 rebellion. There was also a 'Pleasure House' on the shores of the same lake, including a man-made beach only accessible to people from the Anglo-Irish Protestant class, which was later burned down. The Protestant church, in the centre of the village, was also attacked at this time.