Roscommon

Names prominent in this county include: Aneeny, Beirne, Brennan, Carr, Casey, Clabby, Concannon, Connor, Connorr, Conorr, Conry, Cooney, Cox, Crowley, Dermot, Dermott, Dillon, Dockery, Dowell, Duffy, Duignan, Fallon, Feeheny, Finaghy, Finnerty, Flanagan, Flynn, Furey, Geraghty, Giblin, Glynn, Gormley, Greevy, Hanley, Hayes, Keon, Lavan, Lavan, MacAneeny, MacBrennan, MacDermott, MacDockery, MacDowell, MacGeraghty, MacGlynn, MacGreevy, MacKeogh, MacKeon, MacManus, MacMonaghan, MacQuilly, MacWeeney, MacWeeny, Manus, McAneeny, McBrennan, McDermott, McDockery, McDowell, McEoin, McGeraghty, McGlynn, McGreevy, McKeogh, McKeon, McManus, McMonaghan, McQuilly, McWeeney, McWeeny, Meaney, Molloy, Monaghan, Morehan, Mulconry, Mulkerrin, Mullaney, Mulready, Mulrennan, Mulvihill, Murphy, Murray, Naughton, Norton, O'Beirne, O'Casey, O'Clabby, O'Connellan, O'Connor, O'Cooney, O'Duffy, O'Duignan, O'Fallon, O'Feeheny, O'Fihelly, O'Finaghy, O'Flanagan, O'Flynn, O'Furey, O'Giblin, O'Gormley, O'Hanley, O'Lavan, O'Molloy, O'Mulconry, O'Mulkerrin, O'Mullaney, O'Mulready, O'Mulrennan, O'Mulrenin, O'Mulvihill, O'Murray, O'Naughton, O'Rattigan, Quilly, Rattigan

A landlocked county in the north west of Ireland, Roscommon was once the heart of the historical Kingdom of Connnaught. Supposedly the original home of the great Queen Mab --who fought the hero Cuchulainn & instigated the Cattle Raid of Cooley-- the landscape of Roscommon is intimately linked to the legends of Ireland’s larger than life heroes & heroines. Despited being landlocked Roscommon is nevertheless rich in islands --the region is dotted with lakes which are, in turn, dotted with islands. Despite its storied past --until well into the 18th c. Roscommon remained home to some of Ireland’s greatest poets & story tellers-- Roscommon’s sons & daughters began emigrating to the Americas in the 18th century. By the mid 1840s so many Roscommon born Irishmen had settled in Michigan that Mikenauk County was renamed Roscommon in honor of their homeland. - notes by Sarah Nagle

One of a series of Irish District tartans designed (and copyrighted) by Polly Wittering of the House of Edgar in 1995. This is not an 'officially sanctioned' District tartan but has proven popular.