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Rosse’s Point, in co. and 5 m. NW. of Sligo; P.O.

Rossctt, eccl. dist. and vil. with ry. sta., Gresford
par., Denbighshire and Flintshire—dist., pop. 1459 ;
vil., on river Alyn, 5 miles NE. of Wrexham;
P.O., T.o. ; near vil. is
Rossctt House, seat.

Rossctt Gill, valley, on border of Cumberland and
AYestmorland, between Bow Fell and Rossett Crag
(2106 ft. high); extends SE. to Mickleden.

Rossie.—seat, Forgandenny par., Perthshire, 34 miles
AY. of Bridge of Earn.
—2. Rossie, Forfarshire. See
Inchbeayock.

Rossie Honse, seat, Collessie par., Fife, 14 mileNE.
of Auchtermuchty.

Rossie Priory, seat of Lord Kinnaird, Inchture par.,
Perthshire, 7f miles AY. of Dundee.

Rossin, 3 miles from Slane, N. co. Meath; P.O.

Rossinan, par., S. co. Kilkenny, 7 miles NW. of
Waterford, 4333 ac., pop. 543.

Rossington, par. and vil. withry. sta., S. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, 4| miles SE. of Doncaster, 3051 ac.,
pop. 354; near vil. is
Rossington Hall, seat; in the
churchyard is the grave of C. Bosvile, king of the
northern gipsies, who died in 1708.

Itossinver, par., cos. Leitrim and Sligo, on Lough
Melvin and Donegal Bay, 3 miles S. of Bundoran ry.
sta., 52,314 ac., pop. 9907; P.O.

Rosskcen, par., Ross and Cromarty, on Cromarty
Firth, 33,725 ac., pop. 3773; contains Invergordon.

Rosskit Island, Inishmacsaint par., co. Fermanagh,
in Lough Melvin, 33 ac., pop. 2.

Rosslare, par. and ry. sta., in co. and 6 miles SE. of
AVexford, 2532 ac., pop. 745;
Rosslare Harbour, ry.
sta., is 2| miles SE. of Rosslare;
Rosslare Point is the
extremity of a long narrow peninsula at the entrance
to AVexford Harbour.

Rosslea, vil., Clones par., SE. co. Fermanagh, on
river Finn, 5 miles NE. of Clones, pop. 328 ; P.O., called
Roslea; Rosslea Manor, seat, is adjacent.

Rosslee, par., SE. co. Mayo, 8 miles SE. of Castlebar,
3700 ac., pop. 579.

Rosslyn Castle, ry. sta., Lasswade par., Edinburgh-
shire, 1 mile S. of Roslyn vil. ; P.O. See Roslyn.

Rosslynlee, ry. sta., Lasswade par., Edinburghshire,
1J mile S. of Roslyn vil.

Rossminoge, par., N. co. AVexford, on river Bann, 5
miles SAY. of Gorey, 4549 ac., pop. 640.

Rossmtre, par., mid. co. AVaterford, 8160 ac., pop.
1439 ; contains part of Kilmacthomas.

Rossmorc.—hamlet, 6 miles SAV. of Ballyneen, S.
co. Cork; P.O.
—2. Rossmore, 3 miles from Dun drum
ry. sta., mid. co. Tipperary; P.O.

Rossmore Island, 4 miles SE. of Sneem, S. co.
Kerry, in Kenmare River, 318 ac., pop. 120.

Rossmore Park, seat of Lord Rossmore, in co. and 2
miles SAY. of Monaghan.

Rossnakill, hamlet, Clondavaddogpar.,co. Donegal,
9 miles N. of Milford, pop. 153 ; P.O.

Rossnowlagh, 4 miles N. of Ballyshannon, S. co.
Donegal; P.O.

Rossorry, par., mid. co. Fermanagh, on Lough Erne,
7504 ac., pop. 1795 ; contains part of Enniskillen.

Rossrcilly Abbey, ruin, 2 miles NAY. of Headford,
N. co. Galway.

Rossroe Island, Kilcummin par., N. co. Galway, in
Lough Corrib, 57 ac., pop. 34.

Ross-shire Alps. See Fanxich Mountains.

Rosstemple, ry. sta., mid. co. Limerick, 3 miles S.
of Croom.

Rosstrevor, small seaport and watering-place with
ry. sta., Kilbroney par., S. co. Down, on Carlingford
Lough, 2 miles E. of Warrenpoint sta. and 8f miles SE.
of Newry, pop. 706 ; P.O., T.o.; is beautifully situated,
and is sheltered on the N. by the Mourne mountains. A
tramway line extends between Rosstrevor and Warren-
point.
Rosstrevor House, seat, is in vicinity.

Rostellan, par., S. co. Cork, on Cork Harbour, 24 m.
SW. of Cloyne and 5 m. S. of Middleton ry. sta., 2258
ac., pop. 430; P.O.; contains
Rostellan Gastlc, seat.

Rostherne, par., township, and vil., Cheshire—par.,

19,096 ac., pop. 4006; township, 1512 ac., pop. 382;
vil., 34 miles N. of Knutsford; P.O.; near vil. is
Rostherne Manor, seat; Rostherne Mere is a lake of
118 ac.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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