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townland
Rosses Lower
(English)
Centrepoint
54.3218, -8.5607latitude, longitude
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Historical references
1584c |
Rosselley?
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Inq. E: Wood-Martin I Leathanach: 381
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1590 |
Rosselyan
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F Leathanach: 5478
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1603 |
Rosse McEnferline
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CPR Leathanach: 21a
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1603‒4 |
Point of the Roʃses, R. Mfer- (Rosses Lower?), Rosʃe [ ]
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1633‒5 |
Rosseghterogh, Rossogteragh
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Wood-Martin Leathanach: ii 29
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1633‒6 |
Rossighteragh, Tossoteragh
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Wood-Martin Leathanach: ii 300
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1655–7 |
Upper Roß
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1655–7 |
Lower Roße
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1659 |
The Rosses
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Cen. Leathanach: 597
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1660c |
Lower Rosse, Upper Rosse
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BSD Leathanach: 92
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1685c |
Lower Ross, Upr. Ross
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1724 |
Rosses
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CGn. Leathanach: 44:110:27841
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1749 |
Lower Rosses
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Cen. of Elphin Leathanach: 558
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1749 |
Roses Gealan
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Cen. of Elphin Leathanach: 558
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1749 |
Roses uper
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Cen. of Elphin Leathanach: 558
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1819 |
Lower Rosses, Upper Rosses
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1836 |
The name Ros-Ceide is not now retained. Perhaps the place, which before the time of the Mur Brucht...mentioned when speaking of Machaire Eabha was called Ros-Cete, is now the Rosses. There are two townlands of this name in the Parish of Drumcliff, distinguished by the name of Upper and Lower Rosses –Na Rosa Iach Trach – Is na Rosa Uachtrach...
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LSO (Sl) Leathanach: 107
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1836 |
Lower Rosses point
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Sl. Bay:AL Leathanach: Sl 016,16
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1836 |
Ros Cette ‘This is the Ros Cette of the Annalists’
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OD:AL Leathanach: Sl016,16
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1836 |
Lower Rosses point
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Sl. Bay:AL Leathanach: Sl016,16
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1836 |
A point at the extremity of Drumcliff Bay
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1836 |
A point at the extremity of Drumcliff Bay
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1836 |
Lower Rosses point
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1836 |
In the western extremity of Rosses lower townland
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1836 |
In the western extremity of Rosses lower townland
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1844 |
Ros Ceide
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1938 |
Na Rosa Íochtarach
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Elphin PN Leathanach: 71
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1938 |
Na Rosa Uachtarach
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Elphin PN Leathanach: 71
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