Rosmuck
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| Rosmuck Ros Muc |
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| Town population: | - (2002) |
| Rural population: | - (2002) |
| Elevation: | 0 m |
| County: | Galway |
| Province: | Connacht |
Rosmuck (Irish name Ros Muc) is a village in the heart of the Connemara Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area) of County Galway, Ireland, halfway between the town of Clifden and the city of Galway. The village is the birth-place of a former president of the Gaelic League, Proinsias Mac Aonghusa.
It is believed that the name 'Ros Muc' comes from the old Irish "the peninsula of rounded hills". Ros meaning peninsula and Muc meaning rounded hills. Alternatively, the etymology could literally be ros muc - the pig's head peninsula ( communication by boat between the area and neighbouring islands in Ceanntar na n-Oileain being common up until the early 20th century, and the appearance of the peninsula from the sea was said to resemble that of a pig's head.
The area has many literary figures, notably Irish revolutionary and education/language activist Patrick Pearse (Pádraig Mac Piaras) who had a summer residence there in the early 1900s (now a National Monument/Heritage Site open to the public), and who set many of his short stories in the area. Another writer was Pádraig Ó Conaire, who wrote a number of short stories partly set in the region, including M'asal Beag Dubh (My Little Black Donkey) and the novella Deoraíocht (Exile). The area is recognized as one of the strongest remaining Gaeltacht areas in South Connemara.
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The area has a traditional Irish dancing festival the first weekend following St Brigid's Day (1 February), Rosmuck's traditional first day of spring.
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