Find your ROSCOMMON parish

How to link in with your ancestral County or Parish Community depending on what you know...

We're here to help you discover more about where your Roscommon ancestor came from.

Scroll down for a QUICK FIND list of Roscommon towns and villages with direct links to their civil parish.

QUICK-START

• JOIN: County Roscommon (membership is free, click here to GET STARTED)

• RECONNECT: add your Ancestor to our Roscommon Ancestors roll-call

• GET HELP: Post a Query to the ROSCOMMON MESSAGE BOARD to discover more

FIND MY PARISH FAQs

FAQ#1: All I have on record is "Roscommon"...

If your ancestor was from County Roscommon (and that's all you know)

• Ask our local volunteers on the  Roscommon Message Board to discover more.

• add your Ancestor to our County Roscommon Ancestors roll-call

• You can always EDIT your Ancestor Chronicle later (to LINK them to their Parish of origin when you learn more).

If your ancestor was from "Roscommon Parish" ... join the civil parish of Roscommon (Roscommon) 

FAQ#2: Which Parish?

To find the civil parish for a TOWN, VILLAGE or population centre in Co. Roscommon, just click the link... 

Arigna > Kilronan civil parish

Athleague 

Ballaghaderreen > Castlemore and/or Kilcolman civil parish

Ballinlough > Kiltullagh civil parish

Ballinameen > Kilcolagh civil parish

Ballintober

Ballydangan > Moore civil parish

Ballyfarnon aka Ballyfarnan > Kilronan civil parish

Ballyforan > Taghboy civil parish

Ballygarden > Kilglass civil parish

Ballymacurly 

Ballymurray

Battle Bridge

Bellanagare

Bellanamullia

Bellaugh

Bohalas > Castlemore civil parish

Boyle

Breedoge

Brideswell

Brusna > Castlemore civil parish

Callow

Carrigeenroe

Carracastle

Carrowbehy

Carrick-on-Shannon >  Killukin civil parish (on the Leitrim side Kiltoghert civil parish)

Castlecoote

Castleplunket

Castlerea

Cloonfad > Kiltullagh civil parish

Cloonyquin

Cootehall

Cornafulla

Croghan >  Killukin civil parish (Boyle) and Killummod

Cushla

Curraghboy

Curraghroe

Dysart

Derreenargan

Drummullin

Dunamon

Edmonstown

Elphin (see also Creeve civil parish)

Fairymount

Four Mile House

Four Roads

Frenchpark

Garranlahan

Hillstreet

Keadew > Kilronan civil parish

Kilglass

Kilmore

Kilteevan

Kiltoom

Knockvicar

Knockcroghery

Kilroosky

Lackan

Lecarrow

Lisacul

Lissalway

Lough Allen > Kilronan civil parish

Loughlinn

Lurgan > Kilcolagh civil parish

Mount Talbot

Moyne

Mantua

Old Town > Moore civil parish

Rahara 

Roscommon

Roosky 

Runnaroddan

Scramoge

Taghmaconnell

Termonbarry

Thomas Street

Tibohine

Tisrara

Trien

Tulsk

Strokestown

Whitehall

FAQ#3: Which Parish for a townland or other placename?

• FASTEST: Google "civil parish" along with your placename. (No result? The spelling has been modernised. Ask for help on our MESSAGE BOARD)

• MORE OPTIONS: Search the Placenames Database of Ireland (under ARCHIVE they list all the old spelling variations).

LEARN MORE

• How to locate a Parish of Origin

• What is a Parish?

• What is a Townland?

QUICK-FIND 

BROWSE our full list of PARISHES IN ROSCOMMON  – each one represents a Diaspora Community Group for you to join on IrelandXO!

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