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The collections document the history of County Roscommon over the centuries. These most notably include a 9th-century slab from St Coman's Abbey, [ 3 ] and a Sheela na gig from Rahara church. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] There is also a replica of the Cross of Cong , which was made in County Roscommon, [ 6 ] along with the Shrine of Manchan , by the master gold ...
Strokestown is located at the junction of the N5 National primary route and the R368 in the north of County Roscommon. Bus Éireann runs regular bus services to Westport and Dublin. The nearest railway stations are Roscommon (20 km), Carrick-on-Shannon (23 km), Longford (23 km), Boyle (29 km) and Castlerea (30 km).
Roscommon won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championships in 1943 and 1944 and the National Football League Division 1 in 1979, as well as Division 2 in 2015 and 2018. Roscommon have captured the Connacht Senior Football Championship on 23 occasions, the most recent being in 2019. Roscommon's main hurling title was the 2007 Nicky Rackard Cup.
Roscommon was the homeland of the Connachta dynasty, and included such kingdoms as Uí Maine, Delbhna Nuadat, Síol Muirdeach, and Moylurg.In addition, it contained areas known as Trícha cét's, Túath and is the homeland of surnames such as Ó Conchobhair (O'Conor, O'Connor), Mac Diarmada (), Ó Ceallaigh (), Ó Birn (Beirne, Byrne, Burns), Ó Duibh (Duff, Duffy, and Dufficy), Mac Donnchadha ...
The main road through the town is the national secondary road N60, from Roscommon town onward to County Mayo. Other roads include the R361 to Boyle and the R377 to Castleplunket. The Castlerea railway station opened on 15 November 1860. [7] The railway station resides on the Westport-Dublin main line and connects to Dublin Heuston, Ballina and ...
Christmas came early for staff and patrons of the new Rittman branch of the Wayne County Public Library. They celebrated its official opening Saturday. Long-time board member Francey Morris, who ...
Aug. 7—The new Bigfork branch of Flathead County Library is now open after years of hard work from dedicated community members, library and foundation staff. During a ribbon cutting ceremony on ...
A 160-acre (65 ha) parcel within the Au Sable State Forest, referred to as the Roscommon Red Pines, is 8 miles (13 km) east of Roscommon. It is an old-growth stand of red pines . [ 7 ] The South Branch of the Au Sable River passes through the village and is a popular destination for kayaking , canoeing , and fishing.