Welcome to Roscommon, County Roscommon

Roscommon (Ros Comáin) is the county town of county Roscommon.

The name Roscommon is derived from St. Coman, who built a monastery there in the fifth century. The woods near the monastery became known as St. Coman's Wood, or Ros Comáin in Irish. This was later anglicised to Roscommon.

This busy market town once had a hangwoman called Lady Betty – as well as a  Dominican Friary, founded in 1253 by Felim O'Connor, King of Connacht.

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U-21s need a break to get the ball rolling
(16 Mar 2010) CURRENT Galway hurling manager John McIntyre opined that he and Offaly hurling “couldn’t buy a break” when he was in charge of the Faithful County.
‘It’s not over yet’ - O’Donnell
(16 Mar 2010) ONE COULD tell by Fergal O’Donnell’s voice that he took something substantial out of Sunday’s defeat against Antrim.
Shine’s heroics not enough to prevent defeat
(16 Mar 2010) Antrim 0-16 Roscommon 0-14
Another narrow loss but at least this performance gives Fergal O’Donnell something to build on.
Hurlers slip up badly in Louth
(16 Mar 2010) Louth 1-12 Roscommon 1-8
A poor first-half display ultimately cost Roscommon dearly last Sunday as they fell to a surprise defeat at the hands of Louth in Dundalk.
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