BROWSE
townland
An Rú
genitive: an Rú
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Roos
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    brake, clearing?
    < rubha, b'fhéidir

  • English

    brake, clearing?
    < rubha, perhaps

Centrepoint

53.7517, -7.60098latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1621
Rossemyne (Daniel Gookin) [?]
CPR Leathanach: 503b
1621
Rossemyne (Daniel Gookin) [?]
CPR Leathanach: 511a
1629
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Cotton Map
1659
Rooe
Cen.
1813
Roos
Edgeworth
1835
Roos
BS:AL
1835
Rubha, “rues, abounding in rue”
OD:AL
1835
Rooze
pl:AL
1835
see Indexes for precedents
Nóta:AL
1835
Roos
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1908
Roose, Rubha, “abounding in rue”
MacGivney Leathanach: 198
2007
ruːz
Áit.

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