Roscommon
Americannoun
noun
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an inland county of N central Republic of Ireland, in Connacht: economy based on cattle and sheep farming. County town: Roscommon. Pop: 53 774 (2002). Area: 2463 sq km (951 sq miles)
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a former name for Galway
Example Sentences
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At Ireland's annual National Ploughing Championships in County Offaly, Mary Garvey, a 47-year-old farmer from Roscommon, told AFP: "It has to be economically sustainable to farm environmentally."
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
One of the most-famous reversible courses opened in 2016 at Forest Dunes, a golf resort in Roscommon, Mich. Called the Loop, it was designed by Tom Doak, considered one of the game’s best architects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2025
The rare most severe weather warning is in place for counties Clare, Roscommon, and Galway from 03:00 local time until 05:00 on Monday.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2023
The two, who live in Roscommon, Mich., were married at Cornman Farms on July 13.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
The Suck, which forms the eastern boundary of the county, rises in Roscommon, and passing by Ballinasloe, unites with the Shannon at Shannonbridge.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
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