Ireland

County Roscommon

County Roscommon, or Ros Comáin in Irish, is located in the western region of Ireland. We are home to the stunning Lough Key Forest Park and statistically, we are known to have the longest life expectancy of any county in Ireland! We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

What is a Parish?

What is a Parish? We classify a Parish by the Civil Parish geographical boundaries, the basis upon which the Griffith’s Valuation and other land and tax records were created in the 19th and 20th Century. Find my Parish

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Ancestors from Roscommon

Find out about people who lived in Roscommon and their descendants.

Daniel Costello

Roscommon DOB: 1st January 1807

James Power

Elphin (Roscommon) +others Roscommon DOB: 1st January 1811

Eleanor/Helenora/Ellen Cotton

Elphin (Roscommon) +others Roscommon DOB: 1st January 1775

Cecelia Fennerty

Kilteevan (Roscommon) +others Roscommon DOB: 1st January 1834

Buildings from Roscommon

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Timeline from Roscommon

Read about the big and small events that shaped the heritage of Roscommon.

1830

Kilcoleman Costello in the 1830s

1st Jan 1837

1740

Elphin Census of Tibohine Parish

1st Jan 1749

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Roscommon Message Board

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Looking for information on John Grennon Rosscommon 1854

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Roscommon Local Guide

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