Roslea

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Roslea
Irish: Ros Liath


Saint Tierneys (R.C), Roslea

Roslea is located in Northern Ireland
Roslea

Roslea shown within Northern Ireland
Coordinates: 54°14′21″N 7°10′26″W / 54.2393°N 7.174°W / 54.2393; -7.174
Population 554  (2001 Census)
District Fermanagh
County County Fermanagh
Constituent country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district BT
Dialling code 028
European Parliament Northern Ireland
UK Parliament Fermanagh and South Tyrone
NI Assembly Fermanagh and South Tyrone
List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Fermanagh

Rosslea or Roslea ( "Ros Liath" meaning grey wood ) is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, near the border with County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland. It stands on the River Finn and is beset by small natural lakes. Roslea Forest is nearby. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 554 people.

Former US President Bill Clinton has claimed that his distant forebears came from Roslea, though these claims have been dismissed by the Directory of Irish Genealogy as "baseless".

Education

  • St Eugene's College
  • St Terny's Primary School

References