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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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Patrick Gately

Roscommon DOB: 1st January 1813

Michael Murray

Killukin (Roscommon) +others Roscommon

James Dowd

Killukin Boyle (Roscommon) +others Roscommon DOB: 1st January 1823

Henry Shanley

Kilglass (Roscommon) +others Roscommon DOB: 1st January 1835

Buildings from Roscommon

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Timeline from Roscommon

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

1830

Kilcoleman Costello in the 1830s

1st Jan 1837

1740

Elphin Census of Tibohine Parish

1st Jan 1749

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Malachy Fallon b abt 1812 and Bridget Mulligan b abt 1816

15 Apr 2024 05:17

Nevins, Rahara Parish, County Roscommon

23 Mar 2024 16:16

Ardcarne Church

16 Mar 2024 22:46

Arthur Kelly, death in Roscommon, 1850

13 Mar 2024 21:01

Roscommon Local Guide

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Tibohine (Roscommon) +others Elphin (Roscommon) Creeve (Roscommon) Castlemore (Roscommon) Boyle (Roscommon) Roscommon

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Elphin (Roscommon) +others Creeve (Roscommon) Roscommon

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