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Originally appearing in Volume V23, Page 728 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ROSCOMMON  , a See also:

market See also:town and the See also:county town of Co . Roscommon, See also:Ireland, situated on rising ground in a See also:bare See also:plain in the centre of the county, on the See also:Mayo See also:line of the Midland See also:Great Western railway, 18t m . N.W. by N. from See also:Athlone . Pop . (1901) 1891 . It contains the county buildings, and has See also:Protestant and See also:Roman See also:Catholic churches, the latter of which is a See also:fine See also:building completed in 1903 . An extensive See also:trade is carried on in agricultural produce and live stock . A See also:castle, dating from 1268, when it was founded by See also:John d'Ufford, See also:justiciary of Ireland, stands, an imposing See also:mass of ruins, but far gone in decay, overlooking the plain . It See also:fell to besiegers in 1566, 1642 and 1652, and was partially burned after the See also:battle of See also:Aughrim in 1691 . There are also remains of a Dominican priory of the See also:middle of the 13th See also:century, founded by Felim O'Conor, See also:king of See also:Connaught, and exhibiting fine, though mutilated, details of the See also:style of that See also:period . The name of the town, signifying St Coman's See also:wood, is derived from the See also:saint who founded the monastery of Canons See also:Regular here in the 6th century . The town received charters from See also:Edward I. and See also:James I .

Two m . N.E. are small remains of the See also:

abbey of Deerane .

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I am presently comming to Ireland to fix my heritage. My family of Canon's and Cannon's came to the USA in 1420 our matriarch came to New York in 1637. I would like to see if any people and or land still exists. If it does I would like the place where they and or it can be found. I am writing from St Cloud, MN, USA so it makes it very hard to find what I want. I know that the Cannon's have old delapadated Castles and there is some property that still exists. I am looking for what exists but more over the family. Thank you for your help and I will be in touch. Dr Michael Cannon St Cloud, MN, USA
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