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Roscommon is situated in central Ireland and  is the only county in the province of Connacht  that does not have any coastal shore. Roscommon is also the name of the county town where one can explore the ruins of Roscommon Castle. A peaceful county, of winding lanes and rolling hills, where at Strokestown you can visit the the famine museum, and really feel what it was to have lived through the great famine.
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Roscommon is situated in central Ireland and  is the only county in the province of Connacht  that does not have any coastal shore. Roscommon is also the name of the county town where one can explore the ruins of Roscommon Castle. A peaceful county, of winding lanes and rolling hills, where at Strokestown you can visit the famine museum, and really feel what it was to have lived through the great famine.
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==Register Offices==
 
 
 
 
 
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==Resources==
  
==Links==
 
  
 
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'''Primary Reference Links'''
'''General'''
 
  
 
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/irl/ROS/index.html GENUKI: County Roscommon]
 
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/irl/ROS/index.html GENUKI: County Roscommon]
  
'''OPC'''
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*[http://roscommon.brsgenealogy.com/index.php?&set=yes Roscommon Heritage & Genealogy Company]
  
  
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'''Countywide Interest'''
  
'''Archives'''
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlros/ County Roscommon IGP Pages]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyRoscommon.htm#PageTitle IGI Co. Roscommon]
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*[http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/index.shtml Leitrim-Roscommon Genealogy Home Page]  
  
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*[http://roscommon.goireland.com/Scripts/low/xq/asp/cat.9/areatype.C/areaid.191/SubjectID.40/qx/listing.htm Roscommon Heritage Centres]
  
'''Local History Society'''
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*[http://www.roscommonhistory.ie/ Roscommon Historical Research]
  
*[http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/index.shtml Leitrim-Roscommon Genealogy home page]
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*[http://www.countyroscommon.com/ Roscommon Tourist Board]
  
  
  
'''Family and Social History'''  
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
  
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==Register Offices==
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'''Roscommon'''<br>
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Civil Registration Office<br> Community Services<br> Lanesboro Road<br> Roscommon <br><br>
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Opening Hours: Mon - Fri 10.00 - 4.30 open till 6 pm 3rd Monday in month<br>
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Contact 090-6637507 (direct) or 090-6637500 (switch)<br><br>
  
'''Maps and Photographs'''  
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'''Ballaghaderree'''<br>
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John Kelly<br>Health Centre<br> Ballaghaderreen<br> Co. Roscommon<br><br>
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Opening Hours: Fri 11:00 to 1:00<br>
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Contact: 094 9860545<br><br>
  
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'''Castlerea'''<br>
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Kevin Kelly<br> Rath<br> Ballintubber<br> Castlerea<br> Co. Roscommon<br><br>
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Opening Hours: by appointment<br>
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Contact: 090 6662275<br><br>
  
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'''Boyle'''<br>
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Mary Regan<br> Greene Street<br> Boyle<br>Co. Roscommon<br><br>
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Opening Hours: Tue & Thurs 3:00 to 5:00<br>
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Contact: 071 9663544<br><br>
  
  
'''Countywide Interest'''
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==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
  
*[http://www.censusfinder.com/irish-census-records4.htm Various Roscommon] 1901 Census Records Transcription, Griffith's Valuation Partial, 1836-1853 Criminals Transported to Australia from Roscommon, 1871 Land Owners, Others
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*[http://www.countyroscommon.com/ Rosscommon Tourist Board]
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*[http://roscommon.goireland.com/Scripts/low/xq/asp/cat.9/areatype.C/areaid.191/SubjectID.40/qx/listing.htm Rosscommon Heritage Centres]
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Latest revision as of 10:16, 11 September 2022


Co.Roscommon Map (source: Wikipedia)



Roscommon is situated in central Ireland and is the only county in the province of Connacht that does not have any coastal shore. Roscommon is also the name of the county town where one can explore the ruins of Roscommon Castle. A peaceful county, of winding lanes and rolling hills, where at Strokestown you can visit the famine museum, and really feel what it was to have lived through the great famine.















Resources

Primary Reference Links


Countywide Interest


Specific Town and Village Interest





Maps and Photographs





Register Offices


Roscommon
Civil Registration Office
Community Services
Lanesboro Road
Roscommon

Opening Hours: Mon - Fri 10.00 - 4.30 open till 6 pm 3rd Monday in month
Contact 090-6637507 (direct) or 090-6637500 (switch)

Ballaghaderree
John Kelly
Health Centre
Ballaghaderreen
Co. Roscommon

Opening Hours: Fri 11:00 to 1:00
Contact: 094 9860545

Castlerea
Kevin Kelly
Rath
Ballintubber
Castlerea
Co. Roscommon

Opening Hours: by appointment
Contact: 090 6662275

Boyle
Mary Regan
Greene Street
Boyle
Co. Roscommon

Opening Hours: Tue & Thurs 3:00 to 5:00
Contact: 071 9663544


Requests for Research and Photographs in this area

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the Research Offers forum or on the following pages in the Wiki:

If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our Volunteers Needed thread.



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