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News Ireland » Roscommon: Byways rather than highways: What to do in west Roscommon

News channel or source: https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/best-of-ireland/west-roscommon

Published on: Wednesday 07 March 2018

A pilgrimage of history in a corner of the fair county of Roscommon. The last High King of Ireland, first President, greatest epic and most dearly-loved writer of comic songs are all associated with ...

News Ireland » Roscommon: 'Ireland's gate to hell': a Co Roscommon cave and the Otherworld

News channel or source: https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1019/1172649-irelands-gate-to-hell-oweynagat-roscommon-otherworld-halloween-folklore/

Published on: Sunday 18 October 2026

Hidden along the side of a small county cul-de-sac in Co Roscommon is a stone lined underground structure called a souterrain, constructed between the 7th and 12th centuries. It's located within a ...

News Ireland » Roscommon: WATCH: New "Explore Roscommon" video showcases hidden gems in Ireland's Midlands

News channel or source: https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/best-of-ireland/explore-roscommon-video

Published on: Friday 04 November 2022

Roscommon Tourism has just launched a new ‘Explore Roscommon’ video. While Roscommon often flies beneath the tourist radar, the county has a surprising amount to offer visitors of all ages and budgets ...

News Ireland » Roscommon: The Rarities of Roscommon

News channel or source: https://www.pbs.org/video/the-rarities-of-roscommon-xwgdhe/

Published on: Saturday 01 July 2023

Strokestown House, a dance performance and the ancestral home of Halloween. Michael stops by Strokestown House, home of the National Famine Museum, to hear a performance by CEOL and to sing. Next a ...

News Ireland » Roscommon: Roscommon named Ireland's safest county to live in, while Dublin ranked least safe

News channel or source: https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/roscommon-named-irelands-safest-county-36064706

Published on: Monday 13 October 2025

The River Shannon, Termonbarry, Co Roscommon(stock)(Image: Google Maps) Roscommon has been named Ireland’s safest county to live in, a new study has shown. The midlands county was branded the safest ...

News Ireland » Roscommon: The Roscommon enigma: ‘Give us no chance and we could upset the odds. Give us every chance and we might let you down’

News channel or source: https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/25/the-roscommon-enigma-give-us-no-chance-and-we-could-upset-the-odds-give-us-every-chance-and-we-might-let-you-down/

Published on: Friday 24 April 2026

“It doesn’t drive enough people mad,” says Donie Smith, half-laughing, half-very-much-not-laughing-at-all. We’re talking about Roscommon football here. Getting real deep down into it, nosing into the ...