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An Ros Rua
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Collection Moyrus Civil Parish [Roundstone RC Parish]
Collection Moyrus Civil Parish [Roundstone RC Parish]
Title An Ros Rua
Description Set of index cards describing some of the features of An Ros Rua [Rosroe]. Robinson quotes local sources in summarising the history of the village in the 19th century, once quite a busy harbour, but declining as a village early into the Famine. Features described include the Rosroe Boat Harbour, a marsh North-West of Rosroe Lough called Muing Sanders, Cnocán Rí, Tamhnach Mór, The Lily Lake, Rosroe Bay, Bun a Trinse, Caladh Bháid Mhóir, Cora an Trá, The Poorhouse, Sruthair na Míoltóg, Cora an tSalainn, Loch Stiofáin Uí Mhongáin, Cora Phádraig, Cora Raithní, Loch Barr an Bhaile (where Marconi experimented with kites), and Locháin an Dubhaigh (The Mud Holes). Credited with providing information are Tom and Peter Conneely, Joe Joyce, Tom Conneely, and Joe Joyce.
Resource Type Still image
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 18pp
Topic Rosroe Boat Harbour,Ireland,Cnocán Rí,Tamhnach Mór,The Lily Lake,Rosroe Bay,Bun a Trinse,Caladh Bháid Mhóir,Cora an Trá,The Poorhouse,Sruthair na Míoltóg,Cora an tSalainn,Loch Stiofáin Uí Mhongáin,Cora Phádraig,Cora Raithní,Loch Barr an Bhaile,Locháin an Dubhaigh,Rosroe (Galway,Ireland : Townland)
Geographic Connemara,Ireland,Connacht
Temporal Twentieth century
Genre Index
Creator / Author Name Tim Robinson,Tom Conneely,Peter Conneely,Joe Joyce