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

Glossary

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

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.8485, -7.81155latitude, longitude
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Historical references

ˌrɑsˈmoːr
Nóta
Nóta
"Cf: p: Inishmagrath b: Drumahaire Co, DG, FM, Do, TE, RC CC An Ros Mór Lm An Ros Mór La(Ross) An Ros TÁ An Ros Mór Ci An Ros Mór"
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Ros = A wood or a copse; a point of land, or level tract of arable land. It may have any of these meanings."
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory Rath. Towards the top of the E-facing slope of a drumlin (120)."
Nóta
1655
Rossmore
DS
c1660
Rossmore
BSD Leathanach: 22
1685
Rosmore
Hib. Del.
1745
Rossmore (Carleton)
Uachtanna, Féach Breifne 1960 Leathanach: 238
1836
Ros mor
'great plain or piece of arable land'
dúch:AL
1836
Ros mor
'great point'
OD:AL
1836
Rossmor
'the great seed'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Rossmore
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Rossmore
S&V:AL
1836
Rosmore
CM:AL
1836
Rossmore
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Rosmore
DS:AL
1836
Ross-more
OD:AL

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