placenamesRoss
An Ros
Lewis described a local grain economy with a weekly market and a smaller seasonal trading place.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
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Recorded forms
- An Ros · Irish · main form · validated name
- Ross · English · main form
Place & story
Markets for the parish’s grain
Samuel Lewis reported in 1837 that large quantities of oats grown in Ross parish were sold at a Saturday market. He also recorded a smaller seasonal corn market at Fairhill and general farming-stock fairs on 1 February, 17 March, 1 July and 1 September. These trading occasions connected the parish’s cultivated land with places where grain and livestock changed hands. [2]
Two supported schools
Lewis counted about 240 children in two public schools: one connected with the Kildare Place Society and the other with the Board of National Education. A separate private school at Fairhill taught about fifty children. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ross. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ross, Galway: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.