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{{Infobox UK place 
  |official_name=      Roslea
  |irish_name=          Ros Liath
  |scots_name=         
  |static_image_name=Rosslea parish church.jpg       
  |static_image_caption=Roslea parish church
  |map_type=            Northern Ireland
  |latitude=            54.2393
  |longitude=          -7.174
  |irish_grid_reference=
  |population = 554
  |population_ref = <small>([[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]])</small>
  |unitary_northern_ireland=[[Fermanagh District Council|Fermanagh]]
  |lieutenancy_northern_ireland=[[County Fermanagh]]
  |constituency_westminster= [[Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)|Fermanagh and South Tyrone]]
  |constituency_ni_assembly=[[Fermanagh and South Tyrone (Assembly constituency)|Fermanagh and South Tyrone]]
  |country=            Northern Ireland
  |post_town=         
  |postcode_area=      BT
  |postcode_district= 
  |dial_code=          028
  |hide_services=      yes
  |website=           
}}


Also known as Rosslea
'''Rosslea''' or '''Roslea''' ({{Irish derived place name|Ros Liath|grey wood}}) is a small [[village]] in [[County Fermanagh]], [[wp:Northern Ireland]], near the border with [[wp:County Monaghan]] in the [[wp:Republic of Ireland]]. It stands on the River Finn and is beset by small natural lakes. Roslea Forest is nearby. In the [[wp:United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]] it had a population of 554 people.
 
Former US President [[Bill Clinton]] has claimed that his distant forebears came from Roslea, though these claims have been dismissed by the Directory of Irish Genealogy as "baseless".
 
== Education ==
* [[St Eugene's College]]
St Terny's Primary School
 
== References ==
<references/>
* [http://www.enniskillen.com/roslea.html Enniskillen.com]
* [http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/town_Home.aspx?co=5&to=120&ca=0&sca=0&navID=1 Culture Northern Ireland]

Revision as of 12:47, 14 August 2013


Roslea
Irish: Ros Liath


Roslea parish church

Roslea is located in Northern Ireland
Roslea

Roslea shown within Northern Ireland
Coordinates: 54°14′21″N 7°10′26″W / 54.2393°N 7.174°W / 54.2393; -7.174
Population 554  (2001 Census)
District Fermanagh
County County Fermanagh
Constituent country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district BT
Dialling code 028
European Parliament Northern Ireland
UK Parliament Fermanagh and South Tyrone
NI Assembly Fermanagh and South Tyrone
List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Fermanagh

Rosslea or Roslea (Template:Irish derived place name) is a small village in County Fermanagh, wp:Northern Ireland, near the border with wp:County Monaghan in the wp:Republic of Ireland. It stands on the River Finn and is beset by small natural lakes. Roslea Forest is nearby. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 554 people.

Former US President Bill Clinton has claimed that his distant forebears came from Roslea, though these claims have been dismissed by the Directory of Irish Genealogy as "baseless".

Education

St Terny's Primary School

References