BROWSE
townland
Rúscach (Hickey)
genitive: Rúscaí
(Irish)
Roosca (Hickey)
(English)

Explanatory note

  • English

    bark-like place; marshy place

Centrepoint

52.3332, -7.92738latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1508
Rowske
COD Leathanach: III.336
1547
Rowskaghe
COD Leathanach: V.1
1548
Rowskaghe
COD Leathanach: V.6
1561
Ruskaghe
COD Leathanach: V.121
1572
the Rowske
F Leathanach: 2080
1582
Rowsko
COD Leathanach: V.314
1614
Ruskagh
CPR Leathanach: XI.14.264a
1615
Rouskagh
CPR Leathanach: V.15.297b
1636
Ruskagh
Inq. Leathanach: II.304
1637
Ruskagh
Inq. Leathanach: III.131
1654
Ruskagh
CS I Leathanach: 260,349,356,362, & rl
1655c
Ould Rouskagh
DS
1659
Rusrath
Cen. Leathanach: 312
1665-6
Ruskagh
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 25
1666-7
Rouskeagh
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 92
1668
Ruscoe
ASE Leathanach: 170
1669
old Rouskagh
ASE Leathanach: 192
1669
Ould Rouskagh
ASE Leathanach: 203
1746
Rusca
CGn. Leathanach: 122.230.83748
1813
Roscae
CGn. Leathanach: 659.309.456032
1840
Rusca Miles, Hickey, Burk
BS:AL
1840
ruscach
pl:AL
1840
Rúscach, 'moory'
AL

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