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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
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JOIN: County Roscommon (membership is free, click here to GET STARTED)
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RECONNECT: add your Ancestor to our Roscommon Ancestors roll-call
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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)
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Ask our local volunteers on the Roscommon Message Board to discover more.
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add your Ancestor to our County Roscommon Ancestors roll-call
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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)
NOTE: In 1898 the boundaries of Counties Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo (and others) changed for some townlands and parishes. If your ancestor emigrated before that date, their records may be logged in a neighboring county today.
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
Ballaghaderreen > Castlemore and/or Kilcolman civil parish
Ballinlough > Kiltullagh civil parish
Ballinameen > Kilcolagh civil parish
Ballydangan > Moore civil parish
Ballyfarnon aka Ballyfarnan > Kilronan civil parish
Ballyforan > Taghboy civil parish
Ballygarden > Kilglass civil parish
Ballymacurly > Cloonygormican
Ballymurray ELPHIN > Elphin civil parish
Ballymurray ROSCOMMON > Kilmeane civil parish
Battle Bridge > Tumna civil parish
Bellanagare > Kilcorkey civil parish
Bellanamullia > St Peter's civil parish
Bellaugh > St Peter's civil parish
Bohalas > Castlemore civil parish
Breedoge > Boyle & Kilnamanagh civil parishes
Brideswell > Cam civil parish
Brusna > Castlemore civil parish
Callow > Kilnamanagh civil parish
Carrigeenroe > Boyle civil parish
Carracastle > Kilbeagh
Carrowbehy > Tibohine civil parish
Carrick-on-Shannon > Killukin civil parish (on the Leitrim side Kiltoghert civil parish)
Castlecoote
Castleplunket
Castlerea > Kilkeevin civil parish
Cloonfad > Kiltullagh civil parish
Cootehall > Tumna civil parish
Cornafulla
Croghan > Killukin civil parish (Boyle) and Killummod
Cushla
Curraghboy
Curraghroe
Dysart > Taghboy civil parish
Derreenargan
Drummullin
Dunamon
Edmonstown
Elphin (see also Creeve civil parish)
Fairymount
Four Mile House
Four Roads
Frenchpark > Tibohine civil parish
Garranlahan
Hillstreet > Aughrim civil parish
Keadew > Kilronan civil parish
Kilmore
Kilteevan
Kiltoom
Knockvicar
Knockcroghery
Kilroosky
Lackan
Lecarrow
Lisacul
Lissalway
Lough Allen > Kilronan civil parish
Loughlinn > Tibohine civil parish
Lurgan > Kilcolagh civil parish
Mount Talbot
Moyne
Mantua
Old Town > Moore civil parish
Rahara
Roosky > Termonbarry civil parish
Runnaroddan > Kilnamanagh civil parish
Scramoge > Bumlin civil parish
Thomas Street aka Carrownadurly > Taghboy civil parish
Trien > Kilkeevin
Tulsk > Ogulla
Strokestown > Bumlin civil parish
Whitehall > Termonbarry civil parish
FAQ#3: Which Parish for a townland or other placename?
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FASTEST: Google "civil parish" along with your placename. (No result? The spelling has been modernised. Ask for help on our MESSAGE BOARD)
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MORE OPTIONS: Search the Placenames Database of Ireland (under ARCHIVE they list all the old spelling variations).
LEARN MORE
SEE ALSO Your ROSCOMMON PARISH Before the Famine
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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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