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Rosses Upper

Na Rosa Uachtaracha

Rosses Upper is a townland in Sligo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationRosses Upper54.30813° N · 8.55829° 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

  • Na Rosa Uachtaracha · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Rosses Upper · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Sligo
Barony
Carbury
Civil parish
Drumcliff
Coordinates
54.30813, -8.55829
Mapped area
1.58 km²
Logainm ID
45264 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1911 census

97People recorded
20Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Gillan 24
  • Higgins 23
  • Devaney 7
  • Bruen 6
  • Kilgallon 6
Explore the 1911 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Rosses Upper. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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