BROWSE
townland
An Ros
genitive: an Rois
(Irish)
Ross
(English)

Glossary

English (wooded) height; wood; promontory

Centrepoint

54.2057, -8.04027latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Ros = A wood or copse; a point of land, or level tract of arable land. "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Rath. On a drumlin in the valley of the N-S Owennayle River (120). "
Nóta
1655
Rosbegg (or Ross Beg?)
DS Leathanach: 176:1
1660c
Rosbegg (or Ross Beg?)
BSD Leathanach: 66
1668
Rosbegg (or Ross Beg?)
ASE Leathanach: 176:1
1685
Ros bog (or Ross Beg?)
Hib. Del.
1728
Ross
CGn. Leathanach: 57.515.39518
1817
Rossbeg
Larkin
1834?
Rossbeg Jones
TAB Leathanach: Innéacs, 73 (60:16/8)
1836
Ross
BS:AL
1836
Ross
Larkin (Li)
1836
Ross
O'Donovan, I.:AL
1836
"Ros, 'a point'"
"Ros mor, beg" [dúch]
OD:AL
1836
Ross
OD:AL
2003
An Ros
Le haghaidh CLÁR
Moladh

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