BROWSE
townland
An Rosán
genitive: An Rosáin
(Irish)
Rossan
(English)

Glossary

English (wooded) height; wood; promontory

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    ‘the thicket, shrubbery’

  • English

    ‘the thicket, shrubbery’

Centrepoint

53.4473, -7.09725latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1597
Rosan
License to Thomas, lord bishop of Meath; to alien to Edward Loftus, esq., son of Adam, lord archbishop of Dublin, and chancellor; the manor of Killian ...
F 6185
1598
Rosan
Licence to Thomas, Bishop of Meath, and his clergy, to alienate and convey to Edward Loftus, son of Adam, Lord Archbishop of Dublin ...
CPCR 496
1637
Rossan
Tho’ Loftus Mil’ ...
Inq. C.I. 140
1654
Rossan
Sr Luke Fitz-garrald Irish Papist
CS V Leathanach 188
1655-7
Rosson
DS(TCD)
1655-7
Rossan
Sr Luke Fitzgerald ... Shrubby Wood
DS (P, TCD)
1685
Rossan
Hib. Del.
1797
Rosan
Laurence [Gill], Rosan, co. Meath. <br> Prerogrative Wills 193
Prerogative Wills
1812 (1817)
Rossan
Larkin (Mí)
1824
Rossan
TAB
1836
Rosan, 'underwood, or shrubbery, a copse'
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí016,5
1836
Rosan
pl:AL Leathanach: Mí016,5
1836
Rossan
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí016,5
1836
Rossan
DS:AL Leathanach: Mí016,5
1836
Rossan
BS:AL Leathanach: Mí016,5
1836
Rossan
McCabe:AL Leathanach: Mí016,5
1836
Rossan
Nugent:AL Leathanach: Mí016,5
1836
Rossan
HCSV:AL Leathanach: Mí016,5
1836
Rossan
HCER 1826:AL Leathanach: Mí016,5

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