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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McGeeney and Hopkins stuff Dubs
(10 Mar 2010) Roscommon 6-13 Dublin 0-5
Roscommon got their National Camogie League campaign back on track last Sunday with a comprehensive victory over Dublin at Athleague.
O’Donnell sick of repeating himself after every game
(10 Mar 2010) Mistakes the curse of any manager’s life.
Holders survive major scare in Moylough
(10 Mar 2010) The first round of the G and H sponsored Roscommon and District League Challenge Cup took centre stage last weekend with 32 out of the league’s 34 teams in the league in action.
Oisín boxes his way to Connacht crown
(10 Mar 2010) Loughglynn Boxer Oisín Ward won the Youth 1 54kg Connacht title in the Connacht Youths boxing championships in Westport last weekend.
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