Rosses Point

Rosses Point is a village in with a population of 900 in 2022. It's a fishing village at the outflow of Sligo Bay, and "Ross" means the peninsula between that and Drumcliffe Bay further north.
  • Village with about 870 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (90 feet)
  • …is also known as “Rosses Upper”
  • Description: village in County Sligo, Ireland

Places of Interest

Highlights include Coney Island and Oyster Island Lighthouse.
Island
or Inishmulclohy is an island in , Ireland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strandhill and Sligo.
is a village in , 9 km west…
is the principal town in in Northwest Ireland & Lakelands.
Drumcliff or is a village in , Ireland. is situated 4½ km northeast of Rosses Point.
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Latitude
54.3059° or 54° 18′ 21″ north
Longitude
-8.5589° or 8° 33′ 32″ west
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Rosses Point” goes by many names.
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Rosses PointAsturian
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Rosses PointBasque
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Rosses PointBreton
Rosses PointCajun French
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羅西斯波因特Chinese
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Rosses PointEsperanto
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როსის პოინტიGeorgian
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Rosses PointIdo
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An RosIrish
An Ros, Contae ShligighIrish
Ros CheideIrish
Rosses PointItalian
Rosses PointJamaican Creole English
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Rosses PointJèrriais
Rosses PointKabyle
Rosses PointKongo
Rosses PointLatvian
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Rosses PointLithuanian
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An RosManx
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Rosses PointOccitan (post 1500)
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Rosses PointPolish
Rosses PointPrussian
Rosses PointRomagnol
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Rosses PointRomansh
Россес-ПойнтRussian
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Rosses PointScottish Gaelic
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Rosses PointVlaams
Rosses PointVolapük
Rosses PointWalloon
Rosses PointWelsh
Rosses PointWolof
Rosses PointZulu

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