Civil parish

Rosbercon

Ros Bearrcon

Rosbercon is a civil parish in Kilkenny. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationRosbercon52.40430° N · 6.97467° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

ros(wooded) height; wood; promontory

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

Ros Bearrcon · Irish · main form · validated name
Rosbercon · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Kilkenny
Barony: Ida
Coordinates: 52.40430, -6.97467
Mapped area: 11.49 km²
Logainm ID: 1351 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Rosbercon. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.