Famous QUOTES from Ireland’s county ROSCOMMON

“By the Shannon’s rippling waters/ It′s my county of renown/ But most of all I long to see/ My own Roscommon Town” – Foster & Allen.
:”Near my home in a western county (County Roscommon) rises gently a slope, which, owing to the flatness of the surrounding regions, almost becomes a hill, and is a conspicuous object for many miles upon every side” – Douglas Hyde
“I have now entered upon a region totally different from Longford, and am very much pleased with the intelligence of the people.” – John O’Donovan
The county is not particularly mountainous — the loftiest mountains are the range of Slieve Culkagh, at the northern extremity; one of them, Fairymount, is the most elevated ground in Roscommon. Its rivers and loughs are abundant and extensive, and it contains a considerable number of turloughs, “temporary lakes, which usually commence in winter and disappear in summer;” and which, no doubt, ere long, enterprise will convert into permanently arable land. The noble and beautiful river Shannon forms the eastern boundary of Roscommon county .– Samuel Carter Hall and Anna Maria Hall, Ireland, its scenery and character (1841-43)
“The novel is a return to a Roscommon/Leitrim setting… the story of the ageing Michael Moran… who rules over his family in the unforgiving farmlands.” – John McGahern.
“Here, beyond Roscommon, toward County Mayo — and moss is the plant of resignation, of forsakenness.” — Heinrich Böll, Irish Journal
“As I gazed out of the window / Of this old apartment block / Across the concrete jungle / That’s the City of New York / My thoughts go wandering slowly back / To those lovely woods and streams / That I left behind in Ireland / And Roscommon of my dreams.” – Larry Kilcommins, from the song/poem Roscommon of My Dreams.
“There’s no soil like Boyle soil.” – From the TV series Moone Boy (2012–2015).
“In County Roscommon, where the fields are green, / The landscape’s beauty is a sight to be seen. / With rivers flowing gently, and skies so blue, / It’s a place where dreams really do come true.” – Social media..
“The gorse was in bloom, the fuchsia hedges were already budding; wild green hills, mounds of peat; yes, Ireland is green, very green, but its green is not only the green of meadows, it is the green of moss – certainly here, beyond Roscommon, toward County Mayo – and Moss is the plant of resignation, of forsakenness.” – Heinrich Böll (1917–1985), from his travelogue Irish Journal (1957).
“All to one side like the town of Loughglynn.” – Traditional.
“In Roscommon he’s the designated driver.” – Traditional reference to Roscommon people being more responsible or sober
“Bogland: Between the sights of the sun.” – Jane Clarke (b. 1950s/60s)
“A place where the Shannon calls, / And ancient kings held their halls.” – Social media.
“”Lough Key Forest Park near Boyle is one of the most picturesque locations in Ireland.” – William Wilde.
“Mountbellew was like purgatory, but Tulsk was just like bein’ in hell/ I’ve received my education in the lounges of this nation” – Christy Moore (b1945).
“Sweet Auburn, loveliest village of the plain, / Where health and plenty cheered the labouring swain…” — Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774).

Famous quotes from Ireland’s counties

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Ireland’s county Roscommon combines historic sites with tranquil landscapes, with Roscommon Castle’s imposing ruins offering a glimpse into medieval Ireland. Lough Key Forest Park provides boating and treetop canopy walks, while the Arigna Mining Experience explores the county’s industrial past. Other attractions include the sacred site of Rathcroghan, linked to ancient mythology. Roscommon is Ireland’s 11th largest county by size (2,463 square km) and eighth smallest by population (70,259). Population peaked at 253,591 in 1841 and reached its lowest point, 53,519 in 1971. In terms of hospitality, Roscommon is Ireland’s 31st most visited and Ireland’s second least visited tourist county with around 25,000 international visitors per year.

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