Rosnaree
Ros na Rí | |
|---|---|
Village | |
![Church of the Nativity Rossnaree, built c.1820[1]](view_image.php?q=Rossnaree&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Church_of_the_Nativity,_Rossnaree,_Co._Meath_-_geograph.org.uk_-_455564.jpg) Church of the Nativity Rossnaree, built c.1820[1] | |
  Rosnaree | |
| Coordinates: 53°41′18″N 6°29′55″W / 53.68833°N 6.49861°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Meath |
| Area | |
| • Townland | 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
Rossnaree or Rosnaree (Irish: Ros na Rí, meaning 'wood of the kings'; Old Irish Ros na Ríg or Ros na Ríogh)[3] is a small village and townland in County Meath, Ireland, 10 km west of Drogheda. The village is on the south bank of the River Boyne, and the Brú na Bóinne complex of neolithic monuments is nearby, on the north bank of the Boyne. Rossnaree commands a ford that was used by the Williamites at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.[4] The walls of the mill at Rossnaree once contained a Sheela na Gig, although this has been removed for safekeeping and is in private possession.[5]
- ^ "Rossnaree Roman Catholic Church, County Meath". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Rossnaree Townland, Co. Meath". townlands.ie. Townlands Ireland. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Ros na Rí / Rossnaree". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Revisiting the Battle of the Boyne". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 8 October 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "National Monuments - ME01204 - Rossnaree - Sheela-na-gig". meathheritage.com. MeathHeritage. Retrieved 6 July 2019.