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County Roscommon (Irish: Contae Ros Comáin ) is a county located in central Ireland. Lough Key Forest Park is highly popular destination as it offers attractions for both the active visitor as for the rest seeking visitor. The overall scenery of County Roscommon is undulating with scattered rocks and peat bogs.
The most prominent features are the island-dotted lakes and the river-meadows created by the River Shannon and the Suck River. This resulted in an isolated county, which maintained the old culture and manners. In contrast with other counties County Roscommon was just little affected by the Anglo-Norman invaders and its lands remained native property during the seventeenth century. Athlone, and Comán, meaning a forested gentle height, is considered to be Ireland's most central town.
The Irish name of County Roscommon derived from ros, which lies partly in Roscommon and partly in County Westmeath (in the neighbouring province of Leinster), on the River Shannon, a fifth-century local Saint. Roscommon is also the name of the county town. Area: 2, 547 square kilometres (983 sq mi). Roscommon is in the province of Connacht. County Roscommon has some fine examples of ancient art, including a decorated stone, and a High Cross with highly detailed decorations Roscommon Links.