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Antiques in Roscommon

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After the Anglo-Norman invasion Irish Romanesque architecture was replaced by Gothic. The Transitional period from the Romanesque to the Gothic style can be studied in some of the Cistercian abbeys built about a.d. 1200 such as Boyle Abbey, Co. Roscommon (Bed and Breakfasts, Roscommon, Ireland) ; Abbey Knockmoy, Co. Galway; and Corcomroe, Co. Clare. There [...]

After the Anglo-Norman invasion Irish Romanesque architecture was replaced by Gothic. The Transitional period from the Romanesque to the Gothic style can be studied in some of the Cistercian abbeys built about a.d. 1200 such as Boyle Abbey, Co. Roscommon (Bed and Breakfasts, Roscommon, Ireland) ; Abbey Knockmoy, Co. Galway; and Corcomroe, Co. Clare. There arc some good Irish examples of thirteenth-century buildings in the so- called Early-English style as also of the later periods ; hut the; Gothic architecture of Ireland ... Read More

History of Roscommon

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The name Roscommon (Holiday Apartments, Roscommon, Ireland) comes from the combination of the Gaelic word Ros, which means wooded and St. Coman, who was a famous saint that established a monastary there in the 6th century. Dominican monks later founded an abbey in place of the monastary during the 13th century.
Northern Roscommon was the sovereign [...]

The name Roscommon (Holiday Apartments, Roscommon, Ireland) comes from the combination of the Gaelic word Ros, which means wooded and St. Coman, who was a famous saint that established a monastary there in the 6th century. Dominican monks later founded an abbey in place of the monastary during the 13th century. Northern Roscommon was the sovereign dominion of the Mac Dermot clan, and Southern Roscommon was ruled by the OKelly clan. The Norman occupation had a minimal influence on Roscommon (Self Catering, Roscommon, ... Read More

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