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County 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! We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

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What is a Parish? We classify a Parish by the Civil Parish geographical boundaries, the basis upon which the Griffith’s Valuation and other land and tax records were created in the 19th and 20th Century. Find my Parish

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Ancestors from Roscommon

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Jane Dufficy

Roscommon (Roscommon) +others Roscommon DOB: 1st April 1834

Owen Lloyd

Roscommon DOB: 22nd May 1714

/Catherine /Beirne

Kilmore (Roscommon) +others Roscommon DOB: 4th September 1831

Thomas Galvin

Kilkeevin (Roscommon) +others Roscommon

Buildings from Roscommon

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Timeline from Roscommon

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1740

Elphin Census of Tibohine Parish

1st Jan 1749

1760

Religious Census of Killukin, Creeve & Tumna

15th Apr 1766

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Roscommon Local Guide

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