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| + | [[Image:IrelandRoscommon.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Co.Roscommon Map (source: Wikipedia)]] | ||
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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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| + | ==Resources== | ||
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| + | '''Primary Reference Links''' | ||
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| + | *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/irl/ROS/index.html GENUKI: County Roscommon] | ||
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| + | *[http://roscommon.brsgenealogy.com/index.php?&set=yes Roscommon Heritage & Genealogy Company] | ||
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| + | '''Countywide Interest''' | ||
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| + | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlros/ County Roscommon IGP Pages] | ||
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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] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.roscommonhistory.ie/ Roscommon Historical Research] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.countyroscommon.com/ Roscommon Tourist Board] | ||
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| + | '''Specific Town and Village Interest''' | ||
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| + | '''Maps and Photographs''' | ||
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==Register Offices== | ==Register Offices== | ||
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| + | '''Roscommon'''<br> | ||
| + | Civil Registration Office<br> Community Services<br> Lanesboro Road<br> Roscommon <br><br> | ||
| + | Opening Hours: Mon - Fri 10.00 - 4.30 open till 6 pm 3rd Monday in month<br> | ||
| + | Contact 090-6637507 (direct) or 090-6637500 (switch)<br><br> | ||
| + | '''Ballaghaderree'''<br> | ||
| + | John Kelly<br>Health Centre<br> Ballaghaderreen<br> Co. Roscommon<br><br> | ||
| + | Opening Hours: Fri 11:00 to 1:00<br> | ||
| + | Contact: 094 9860545<br><br> | ||
| − | + | '''Castlerea'''<br> | |
| + | Kevin Kelly<br> Rath<br> Ballintubber<br> Castlerea<br> Co. Roscommon<br><br> | ||
| + | Opening Hours: by appointment<br> | ||
| + | Contact: 090 6662275<br><br> | ||
| − | + | '''Boyle'''<br> | |
| + | Mary Regan<br> Greene Street<br> Boyle<br>Co. Roscommon<br><br> | ||
| + | Opening Hours: Tue & Thurs 3:00 to 5:00<br> | ||
| + | Contact: 071 9663544<br><br> | ||
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| − | == | + | ==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area== |
| − | + | Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br> | |
| + | A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum] or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br> | ||
| + | *[[Research Offers: Cemetery]] | ||
| + | *[[Research Offers: Photograph]] | ||
| + | *[[Research Offers: Probate]] | ||
| + | *[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]] | ||
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| + | If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:16, 11 September 2022
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:
- Research Offers: Cemetery
- Research Offers: Photograph
- Research Offers: Probate
- Research Offers: Record Office/Archive
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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