Ireland

Roscommon

County Roscommon, or Ros Comáin in Irish, is located in the western region of Ireland. We are home to the stunning Lough Key Forest Park and statistically, we are known to have the longest life expectancy of any county in Ireland! Our county town is Roscommon and we have a population of approximately 64,000. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

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192 Group Members 281 Ancestors 137 Buildings 598 Timeline Events

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Ancestors from Roscommon

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Henry

Fry II

Boyle (Roscommon) DOB: 15th April 1757

Patrick

McDonagh

Carrick on Shannon (Leitrim) +others DOB: 1st January 1883

Rev. Henry Phibbs

Fry

Boyle (Roscommon) +others DOB: 26th September 1807

Guy

Lloyd Esq. II

Killukin Boyle (Roscommon) +others DOB: 30th December 1803

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Buildings from Roscommon

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Knockananima, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Roscommon

Roscommon

MILITARY ROAD, BOYLE, CO ROSCOMMON

Roscommon

Raheen, Elphin, Co. Roscommon

Roscommon

Clogher Beg, Elphin, Co Roscommon.

Roscommon

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Timeline from Roscommon

Read about the big and small events that shaped the heritage of Roscommon

1920

Ireland's Public Records Office goes up in flames

30th Jun 1922 Roscommon

1830

Ancient Golden Balls discovered at Tumna

1834 Roscommon

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Roscommon Message Board

Get free family history advice from our local volunteers or browse more than 20,000 genealogy queries.

Henry family Boot and shoemakers 1830-1850 17 Oct 2018 14:18

Mulvihil Search Records 14 Oct 2018 20:09

McCabes Roscommon 28 Sep 2018 12:25

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Roscommon Local Guide

Find more information about visiting Roscommon and the local amenities that are available to you.

EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum

St Andrews (Dublin) +others

Castlecoote House & Gardens

Fuerty (Roscommon) +others

Places to visit in and around Boyle

Boyle (Roscommon)

Kilcolagh placename pronunciation and spelling

Kilcolagh (Roscommon) +others

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Roscommon

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