Rosseeshal
Rosseeshal in Irish is “An Ros Íseal” meaning the low hill. In the electoral division of Marblehill it is 50.10 acres or 20.28 hectares in size.
Rosseeshal borders Ballinlough, Knockdrummore, Loughpark, Marblehill and Slatefield.
What we recorded
- Placenames
- 1 (0 Irish-origin)
- 1 island or archipelago
- Houses
- 1
By type
Map
Placenames
| Name | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Rosseeshal Island | island or archipelago |
Houses
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Jennings’ House |
Population
In the 1841 census there were 10 people and 1 house and in the 1851 census there were 5 people and 1 house in the townland. In the 1840 map there were 4 houses or outbuildings. In the Griffith’s Valuation there was 1 house , 1 landholder and 7 acres of the townland were part of Ballinlough Lake. In the 1901 census there was 1 residence and 6 inhabitants and in the 1911 census there was 1 residence and 7 inhabitants in the townland.
Land and Household Records
Landholders and heads of household recorded in the Tithe Applotment Books, Griffith’s Valuation, and the 1901, 1911 and 1926 censuses.
Tithe Applotment Books, 1834
Not yet compiled.
Griffith’s Valuation, 1856
Not yet compiled.
1901 census
Not yet compiled.
1911 census
Not yet compiled.
1926 census
- Thomas Jennings
About the Townland
