Rossmore, County Tipperary
Rossmore
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Rossmore (Irish: An Ros Mór, meaning "the big wood")[1] is a small village and townland in County Tipperary in Ireland. It is in the civil parish of Clonoulty, barony of Kilnamanagh Lower.[2] It is located in the electoral division (ED) of Clonoulty West. It is also half of the Clonoulty and Rossmore parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.
Geographic location
Rossmore is administered by Tipperary County Council, and lies within the boundaries of Tipperary constituency for the purposes of Irish general elections.
Rossmore is almost
Rossmore may also refer to a slightly larger area which forms one half of the Clonoulty–Rossmore GAA club. The usage of the term Rossmore in these instances encompasses a number of other townlands including Rossmore itself, plus Glenough, Turraheen, Knockbawn, Toragh, Doorish, Westonslot, Gorteenamoe, Drum, Drumwood, Tooreen, Coolanga, Clunedarby, Brockagh, Park, and Stouke.
Local facilities
The village consists of a
Rossmore is primarily an agricultural area, with numerous dairy and beef farms. The Multeen River, a tributary of the River Suir flows by the village, passing beside Rossmore Community Hall, and continuing downstream under Rossmore Bridge.[3]
The most popular team sport in the area is hurling, with hurlers from Rossmore having represented the Tipperary GAA hurling team at all age grades.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "An Ros Mór/Rossmore". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Map of the Civil Parish
- ^ Picture of Rossmore Bridge, 1867 (RIC police on the lookout for the Tipperary Fenian Flying Column)
