Ros na mBráthar/Rosfriar

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Ros na mBráthar

genitive: Ros na mBráthar

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(Irish)

Rosfriar

(English)

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Glossary

ros

English (wooded) height; wood; promontory

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county

Liatroim/Leitrim

barony

Ros Clochair/Rosclogher

civil parish

Ros Inbhir/Rossinver

Explanatory note

English

the (wooded) promontory of the friars

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54.4514, -8.24867latitude, longitude

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n/a	"Pinkman: Ros-na-mBráthar = Point of land of the friars. “There is an old church in ruins.” Writes Dr. O’Donovan, “near the old castle of Rosclogher. Baron MacGlancy is said to have been the builder of it. The townland of Rosfriar belonged to this Church and tradition says that the townland, now called Aganlish, was anciently called Termon (Tarmon, and belonged to it too.” Letters on County Leitrim. "	Nóta Nóta eolais
	"Arch. Inventory: Rectangular enclosure. On a wide promontory jutting E on the NW shore of Lough Melvin (202). "	Nóta Nóta eolais
n/a	"LSO: There is an old Church in ruins near the old Castle of Rosclogher; the Baron Mc Clancy is said to have been the builder of it. The Townland of Rossfriar (Ros na mBrathar) belonged to this Church (Abbey?) and tradition says that the Townland now called Aghanlish was anciently called Tearmuinn and belonged to it (128, 252) "	Nóta Nóta eolais
1817	Rosfriar	Larkin Larkin - Grand Jury Maps of various counties
1836	Rosspiar, Rossfriar	Quinn, E.:AL Finné in AL
1836	Rossfriar	White, S.:AL White, S.:AL
1836	Rosfriar	CM:AL Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1836	Ros na mbrathar	pl:AL Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1836	Ros na mbráthar 'wood, or point of the friars'	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	Rosfriar	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
2010	ˌrɑsˈfrəi.ər x2; (& "Four Masters Bridge" sa cheantar)

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