co. Galway. The largest loughs are Allen, Boderg,
and Nee on the line of the Shannon; and Key, Gara,
and Glinn in the NW. The state of husbandry is very
bad; sheep and cattle are reared in great numbers on
the extensive grazing lands. (For agricultural statistics,
see Appendix.) Carboniferous limestone is the pre-
vailing rock; old red sandstone occurs near Boyle in
the N., and at Slievebawn on the E. border. Iron ore
and coal are found in the extreme N., and marble is
obtained in the S. between Lough Ree and river Suck.
The co. comprises 10 bars.—Athlone (North and South),
Ballintober (North and South), Ballymoe, Boyle, Castle-
reagh, Frenchpark, Moycarn, and Roscommon, 53 pars,
and 7 parts of pars., and the towns of Athlone (part of),
Ballinasloe (part of), Boyle, and Roscommon. For
parl. purposes the co. is divided into 2 divisions—viz.,
North Roscommon and South Roscommon—each re-
turning 1 member.—2. Roscommon, bar., mid. co.
Roscommon, 81,584 ac., pop. 18,428.—3. Roscommon,
market and co. town, township, and par. with ry. sta.,
South Ballintober bar., mid. co. Roscommon, 18 miles
NAY. of Athlone and 96 miles from Dublin—par., 9819
ac., pop. 3863 ; township, 372 ac., pop. 2117 ; P.O., T.o.,

2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Saturday. Ros-
common has remains of a castle and an abbey. The
trade in cattle for the Dublin and English markets is
important.

Roscomroe, par., S. King’s co., 8 miles SE. of
Parsonstown, 5965 ac., pop. 505.

Kosconnell, par., N. co. Kilkenny and S. Queen’s
co., 4 miles NE. of Ballyragget, 2189 ac., pop. 403.

Roscor, 3 m. E. of Belleek, N. co. Fermanagh; P.O.

Roscore, seat, Rahan par., mid. King’s co.

Roscrea, market town with ry. sta., co. Tipperary,
and par., partly also in King’s co., on river Little
Brosna, 44 miles NE. of Limerick and 77 miles SW. of
Dublin—par., 10,653 ac., pop. 4637; town, pop. 2801;
P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 2newspapers. Market-days, Thurs-
day and Saturday. Roscrea has a good retail trade
and several flour mills. There is an ancient round
tower, and the infantry barracks are within the walls of ;
the old castle (1213).

Roserow View-Point, 14 mile NAA⁷". of Penryn,
Cornwall.

Rose Ash, par. and vil., Devon, 6 miles SE. of
South Molton, 5082 ac., pop. 507 ; P.O.

Rose Bower, vil., in SW. of Northumberland, 5
miles SW. of Bellingham.

Rose Castle.—seat of the Bishop of Carlisle, on river
Caldew, Cumberland, 7 miles SW. of Carlisle; suc-
ceeded an ancient castle where Edward I. halted in 1300,
and which was dismantled during the Civil War.—2.
Rose Castle, ancient seat of the Owens, 4 miles SAA⁷".
of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.

Rose Green, 4 miles SE. of Cashel, S. co. Tip-
perary; P.O.

Rose Grove, ry. sta., NE. Lancashire, 14 mile SW.
of Burnley.

Rose Hill.—ry. sta., at Marple, Cheshire.—2. Rose
Hill, seat, near Penzance, Cornwall.—3. Rose Hill,
seat, 2 miles NE. of AYhitehaven, Cumberland.—4.
Rose Hill (or Longwood), seat of the Earl of North-
esk, 5 miles SE. of Winchester, Hants.—5. Rose Hill
(or Bury Hill), Herefordshire, 4 miles E. of Ross ; was
a Roman station, and has yielded many Roman relics.—

6. Rose Hill, seat, Sussex; post-town, Hurst Green.

Roscacre, vil., in par. and 3 miles NE. of Kirkham,

N. Lancashire; P. O.

Rosebank, hamlet, Bury par., SE. Lancashire, 2
miles S. of Haslingden.

Rosebank.—seat, in par. and near Wick, Caithness.

—2. Rosebank, vil., Dalserf par., Lanarkshire, on river
Clyde, 3 miles SE. of Larkhall.

Rosebank Distillery, Falkirk, Stirlingshire.

Roseberry Topping, hill, North-Riding Yorkshire,

3 miles SW. of Guisbrough; alt. 1022 ft.; has on its
summit remains of ancient British settlement, and
commands an extensive view.

Rosebery, estate, Temple par., Edinburghshire, on
river South Esk, 4 miles SW. of Gorebridge ; gives the
title of earl to the family of Primrose.

Rosedale.—hamlet, Wickenby par., Lincolnshire, 4
miles NAY. of Wragby ; ironstone is worked.—2. Rose-

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