Roscommon

Also known as Ros Comáin

Roscommon (; ; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60, N61 and N63 roads. The town is in a civil parish of the same name.

Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.name: Roscommon
Settlement.native_name_lang: ga
Settlement.image_shield: Roscommon COA.png
Settlement.motto: "Steadfast Irish heart"
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ireland
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Irish Grid Reference
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Connacht
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Roscommon
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 80
Settlement.area_total_km2: 8

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections

Contents

History
Architecture
Transport
Health and education
Events
Popular culture
Sports and amenities
Annalistic references
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
References
External links

The name Roscommon is derived from Commán mac Faelchon who built a monastery there in the 5th century. The woods near the monastery became known as Ros Comáin (''St. Coman's Wood''). This was later anglicised to Roscommon. Its population at the 2022 census was 6,555.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Roscommon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.