Rossmore
Rossmore is a locality in County Donegal, Ulster. Rossmore is situated nearby to the locality Rossyvolan, as well as near Flower Hill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Donegal Castle and Magherabeg Friary.
Donegal Castle
Museum
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Donegal Castle is a castle situated in the centre of Donegal Town in County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. The castle was the stronghold of the O'Donnell clan, Lords of Tír Conaill and one of the most powerful Gaelic families in Ireland from the 5th to the 16th centuries. Donegal Castle is situated 3½ km north of Rossmore.
Donegal Abbey
Ruins
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Donegal Abbey is a ruined Franciscan Priory in Donegal in Ireland. It was constructed by the O'Donnell dynasty in the fifteenth century and remained a center of Classical Christian education even after its destruction during the Nine Years War. Donegal Abbey is situated 2½ km north of Rossmore.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laghy and Donegal Town.
Laghy
Village
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Laghy or Laghey is a village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland, between Ballintra and Donegal Town. It is one of three villages that make up the parish of Drumholm, formerly a civil and Church of Ireland parish, now only used as a division of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe.
Donegal Town
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Donegal Town is a town in County Donegal in northwest Ireland. With a population of 2700 in 2022, it's neither the county town — that's tiny Lifford — nor the county's largest - that's Letterkenny.
Frosses
Village
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Frosses is a small village in County Donegal, Ireland. It is situated in the south of the county on the R262 regional road, 7 miles west of Donegal Town. The local Catholic church is St. Mary's, located on the main street. Frosses is situated 9 km northwest of Rossmore.
Rossmore
Latitude
54.62611° or 54° 37′ 34″ northLongitude
-8.11889° or 8° 7′ 8″ westElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
9C6HJVGJ+CCOpenStreetMap ID
node 52241985OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
3308360
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