BROWSE
townland
An Ros Mór
genitive: an Rois Mhóir
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Rossmore
(English)

Glossary

English great, big
English (wooded) height; wood; promontory

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

electoral division

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the big (wooded) height

    ‘Talamh ard (coillteach), coill, ceann tíre’ an réimse bríonna atá leis an bhfocal ros. Tá an baile fearainn seo suite ar thalamh ard taobh thiar de Chloch Ghrianáin.

    Mionainmneacha ar an léarscáil:
    Léirítear Poulkathleen Waterfall SO < Poll Cháitlín “the pool of Cáitlín (ainm pearsanta)” anseo. Tá an défhoghar /~əu/ sa chéad eilimint le tabhairt faoi deara.

Centrepoint

52.824, -6.99897latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1576
Rossemore
F Leathanach: 2838
1597
the Rosmore
F Leathanach: 6161
1615
Rossemore
CPR Leathanach: 276
1615
Rossmore
CPR Leathanach: 276
1627
Rossemor
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 C I
1632
Rossemore
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 13 C I
1632
Rossmore
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 13 C I
1655
Rosmore
DS
1659
Rossmore, Ballehide &
Cen. Leathanach: 500
1660c
Rosmore
BSD (La) Leathanach: 84
1685
Rosmore
Hib. Del.
1801
Rosmore
lsc.
Stat. Surv. (La)
1838
Rosmore
Stat. Surv.:AL Leathanach: La035,33
1838
Rossmore
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: La035,33
1838
Rossmore
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: La035,33
1838
Rossmore, Rossemore
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: La035,33
1838
Rosmore
DS:AL Leathanach: La035,33
1838
Ros mór, 'great wood'
OD:AL Leathanach: La035,33
1838
Rossmore
OD:AL Leathanach: La035,33
1838
Rossmore
BS:AL Leathanach: La035,33
2005
rɑsmoːr
Áit.
2006
rɑsˈmoːr
Áit.

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