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Features: Irish Counties & Surnames - County Roscommon

Rindoon Castle, County Roscommon by macXL
Rindoon Castle, St. John's Wood, County Roscommon, © 2007, macXL
COUNTY ROSCOMMON

Irish Name: Ros Comáin
Motto: Constans Hiberniae Cor (Steadfast Irish Heart)
County Town: Roscommon
Province: Connacht
Region: Border

Tartan: The County Roscommon tartan is a traditional plaid pattern in red, forest green, and bright yellow gold, with brown and blue accents. It was designed by Polly Kitteridge for the house of Edgar in 1997. (Reproduction rights restricted to House of Edgar, Macnaughton Holdings Ltd.)

  • County Roscommon Tartan

County Roscommon Common Surnames

(Ireland Census):
Beirne, Brennan, Connor, Flanagan, Flynn, Higgins, Kelly, Kenny, MacDermott, McDonagh, Murray, Quinn, Regan, Towey

(Irish Emigrants):
Brennan, Connaughton, Cox, Coyne, Cunningham, Dillon, Doherty, Fallon, Finnegan, Gilmartin, Higgins, Kelly, McDermott, McManus

Next page: County Sligo

References: The counties of Ireland and their nicknames, 2019, Aidan Lonergan, The Irish Post; Surname Connections to the Irish Counties, RootsWeb, 2007; Irish Surnames and Their Counties, A Letter From Ireland, 2016; Counties of Ireland, Wikipedia, The Scottish Register of Tartans.
Photo credits: (Header) County Roscommon tartan pattern © 1997, House of Edgar, Perth Scotland; used with express permission from House of Edgar, Macnaughton Holdings Ltd.; (Featured) Rindoon Castle, St. John's Wood, 2007, macXL, used under Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 3.0, (Related Resources) Island of Ireland location map, © 2010, NordNordWest, used under Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 3.0. Edited by Susan Wallace.
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