County Roscommon

County Roscommon is in , historically part of the Kingdom of Connacht. It's low-lying and rural, with the River Shannon forming its eastern boundary.
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is the county town of County in northwest Ireland. It's in a lowland area west of Lough Ree and has a castle and other antiquities. In 2022 it had a population of 6500. Visitor info is based in the County Museum, same hours.

is a market town in County Roscommon in northwest Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 2900. It's at the foot of the Curlew Mountains near Lough Key; its main attractions are King House, its ruined abbey, and water activities on the lough.

County Roscommon

Latitude of center
53.75° or 53° 45′ north
Longitude of center
-8.25° or 8° 15′ west
Population
64,500
Elevation
88 metres (289 feet)
Geo­Names ID
2961731
Wiki­data ID
Q179437
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“County Roscommon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مقاطعة روسكومون
  • Arabic: مقاطعه روسكومون
  • Armenian: Ռոսքոմոն
  • Asturian: Condáu de Roscommon
  • Balinese: County Roscommon
  • Basque: Roscommon konderria
  • Basque: Roscommoneko konderri
  • Basque: Roscommoneko konderria
  • Belarusian: графства Раскоман
  • Belarusian: Раскоман (графства)
  • Belarusian: Раскоман
  • Bengali: কাউন্টি রসকমন
  • Breton: Kontelezh Ros Comáin
  • Breton: Kontelezh Roscommon
  • Bulgarian: Роскомън
  • Catalan: comtat de Roscommon
  • Catalan: Comtat de Roscommon
  • Cebuano: Roscommon
  • Chinese: Roscommon Kūn
  • Chinese: 罗斯康芒郡
  • Chinese: 罗斯康门郡
  • Chinese: 羅斯康芒郡
  • Czech: Contae Ros Comáin
  • Czech: County Roscommon
  • Czech: Hrabství Roscommon
  • Czech: Roscommon
  • Danish: County Roscommon
  • Danish: Roscommon county
  • Dutch: County Roscommon
  • Esperanto: Contae Ros Comáin
  • Esperanto: County Roscommon
  • Esperanto: Graflando Roscommon
  • Estonian: Roscommoni krahvkond
  • Finnish: Roscommonin kreivikunta
  • French: comté de Roscommon
  • French: Comté de Roscommon
  • French: Roscommon
  • Galician: Condado de Roscommon
  • Georgian: როსკომონის საგრაფო
  • German: County Roscommon
  • German: IE-RN
  • Greek: κομητεία Ροσκόμον
  • Greek: Ροσκόμον
  • Gujarati: કાઉન્ટી રોસકોમન
  • Hebrew: מחוז רוסקומון
  • Hindi: रौसकॉमन काउंटी
  • Hungarian: Roscommon megye
  • Icelandic: County Roscommon
  • Icelandic: Roscommon-sýsla
  • Indonesian: County Roscommon
  • Irish: Co. Ros Comáin
  • Irish: Contae Ros Comáin
  • Irish: Ros Comáin
  • Italian: Contea di Roscommon
  • Italian: County Roscommon
  • Italian: Roscommon
  • Japanese: ロスコモン県
  • Kannada: ಕೌಂಟಿ ರಾಸ್ಕಾಮನ್
  • Korean: 로스커먼주
  • Korean: 로스코먼 주
  • Kurdish: County Roscommon
  • Latin: Comitatus Roscomensis
  • Latvian: Roskomonas grāfiste
  • Latvian: Roskomono grāfiste
  • Lithuanian: Roskomono grafystė
  • Macedonian: Роскомон
  • Malay: County Roscommon
  • Malay: Kaunti Roscommon
  • Manx: Coontae Ros Comain
  • Marathi: काउंटी रॉसकॉमन
  • Min Nan Chinese: Roscommon Kūn
  • Northern Frisian: Roscommon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: County Roscommon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Roscommon
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Contae Ros Comáin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: County Roscommon
  • Norwegian: Roscommon
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): Roscommonscīr
  • Ossetian: Роскоммон
  • Persian: شهرستان رسکومون
  • Polish: Roscommon
  • Portuguese: Condado de Roscommon
  • Portuguese: Roscommon
  • Romanian: Comitatul Roscommon
  • Romanian: Judeţul Roscommon
  • Romanian: Județul Roscommon
  • Russian: Графство Роскоммон
  • Russian: Роскоммон
  • Scots: Coontie Roscommon
  • Scots: Coonty Roscommon
  • Scottish Gaelic: Contae Ros Comáin
  • Serbian: Roskomon
  • Serbian: Роскомон
  • Serbo-Croatian: Contae Ros Comáin
  • Serbo-Croatian: County Roscommon
  • Serbo-Croatian: Grofovija Roscommon
  • Serbo-Croatian: Okrug Roscommon
  • Serbo-Croatian: Okrug Roskomon
  • Serbo-Croatian: Roscommon
  • Serbo-Croatian: Roskomon
  • Sinhala: රොස්කොමන් ප්‍රාන්තය
  • Slovak: Contae Ros Comáin
  • Slovak: County Roscommon
  • Slovak: Roscommon
  • Slovenian: County Roscommon
  • Slovenian: Roscommon
  • Spanish: Condado de Roscommon
  • Swahili: Wilaya ya Roscommon
  • Swedish: Contae Ros Comáin
  • Swedish: County Roscommon
  • Swedish: Roscommon county
  • Swedish: Roscommon
  • Tajik: Vilojati Roskommon
  • Tajik: Вилояти Роскоммон
  • Tamil: கவுண்டி ரோஸ்கோம்மோன்
  • Telugu: రాసోకామన్ కౌంటీ
  • Thai: รอสส์คอมมัน
  • Turkish: Co Ros Comáin
  • Turkish: Co Roscommon
  • Turkish: Co. Ros Comáin
  • Turkish: Co. Roscommon
  • Turkish: Contae Ros Comáin
  • Turkish: County Roscommon
  • Turkish: IE-RN
  • Turkish: Ros Comáin ilçesi
  • Turkish: Ros Comáin
  • Turkish: Roscommon Co.
  • Turkish: Roscommon County
  • Turkish: Roscommon ilçesi
  • Ukrainian: графство Роскоммон
  • Ukrainian: Роскоммон (графство)
  • Ukrainian: Роскоммон
  • Urdu: کاؤنٹی راسکومن
  • Vietnamese: Hạt Roscommon
  • Welsh: Swydd Roscommon
  • Western Panjabi: روزکومن
  • Wu Chinese: 罗斯康芒郡

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