Rosenallis
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Rosenallis is a village in north County Laois
, Ireland
. It is in the foothills of the Slieve Bloom Mountains
on the R422
Mountmellick
to Birr
road.
Rosenallis is also important in the history of the Quaker
movement, with William Edmundson, founder of the Quakers in Ireland, buried outside the village in the Friends graveyard. The village also has two churches (Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland
) as well as a village school, community centre and small shops and pubs, typical of an Irish village.
Rosenallis GAA
is the local Gaelic Athletic Association
club.
County Laois
County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. It is in the foothills of the Slieve Bloom Mountains
Slieve Bloom Mountains
Situated close to the geographical centre of Ireland The Slieve Bloom Mountains rise from the central plain of Ireland to a height of 527 metres. While not very high, they are extensive by local standards...
on the R422
R422 road
The R422 road is a regional road in Ireland, which runs west-east from the R421 north of the Slieve Bloom Mountains to the R445 at New Inn, County Laois.The route is long.-See also:*Roads in Ireland*National primary road*National secondary road...
Mountmellick
Mountmellick
Other than that its a 15th-century settlement on the narrow Owenass river with an encampment on its banks at Irishtown. Overlooking this valley with its trees and wildlife was a small church called Kilmongan which was closed by the Penal Laws in 1640...
to Birr
Birr
Birr is a town in County Offaly, Ireland. Once called Parsonstown, after the Parsons family who were local landowners and hereditary Earls of Rosse. It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe....
road.
Rosenallis is also important in the history of the Quaker
Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...
movement, with William Edmundson, founder of the Quakers in Ireland, buried outside the village in the Friends graveyard. The village also has two churches (Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
) as well as a village school, community centre and small shops and pubs, typical of an Irish village.
Rosenallis GAA
Rosenallis GAA
Rosenallis Gaelic Athletic Association club is a hurling and gaelic football club in the village of Rosenallis in County Laois, Ireland.The club colours are green and white...
is the local Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club.
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland