Above: View In Connaught County Roscommon lies between Mayo and the Shannon. It is on the whole a level county, and includes some of the finest and richest grazing lands in Ireland. It contains numerous lakes, among which arc Loughs Allen and Ree. Roscommon, the county town, lies inland. It has a fine old abbey and the ruins of a Norman castle. It has a large cattle trade. Boyle, on the Boyle, ... Read More

Above: View in Connaugh Connaught comprises that part of Ireland west of the Shannon, south of Ulster, and north of Munster. Its shores, which are much broken, are washed by the Atlantic Ocean. A great part of its surface is wild and rugged; farming is in a very backward state; and the people often suffer from famine. It contains five counties. County Leitrim touches the coast at Donegal Bay. It is almost cut into two parts by Lough Alien, a ... Read More

Above: View in Connaught Connaught comprises that part of Ireland west of the Shannon, south of Ulster, and north of Munster. Its shores, which are much broken, are washed by the Atlantic Ocean. A great part of its surface is wild and rugged; farming is in a very backward state; and the people often suffer from famine. It contains five counties. Read More