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 two, who live in Roscommon, Mich., were married at Cornman Farms on July 13.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
After Roscommon County Clerk Michelle Stevenson handed over a tabulator and flash drives, she began to question the authority of the investigation.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 14, 2022
And he told about Father Brannan’s youth, and even the house in Roscommon in which the Father was born; and Father Brannan never said anything more against Mike after that.
From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by Wentz, W. Y. Evans
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