County Roscommon's name derives from 'Ros,' meaning a wooded, gentle height, and Comán, the first abbot and bishop who founded the first monastery there in 550 AD. This county borders Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Letrim, Longford, Westmeath, and Offaly and is part of the province of Connacht in the Northern and Western Region, Roscommon is rich in history.","Dutch navigator Willem Jansz aboard the Duyfken was the first European to land in waht is now known as Australia in 1606. He charted much of the Gulf of Carpentaria, located on the northern coast of Australia. In 1616, another Dutch captain, Dirk Hartog, landed on the west coast of Australia near Shark Bay.","Connaught is the westernmost province of Ireland. In the modern era, the spelling changed to Connacht. This province has a population of approximately 424,000 today, and contains the counties of Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon,","Founded in 1788, New South Wales (NSW) was the first penal colony for England. British explorer, Captain James Cook, first discovered the east coast of Australia while attempting to examine the planet Venus in order to determine the distance from the Earth to the Sun in 1770, he first named it New Wales, then later New South Wales.","In the West Midlands region, the area that is now Worcestershire borders Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire and Gloucestershire. It was abolished in the Kingdom of England in 927, over the following centuries the borders have been modified. By 1998 it was once again reconstituted with parts to the north being ceded to the West Midlands. The current area of Worcestershire was populated at least 700,000 years ago, with evidence of settlements in the Bronze Age, Worcestershire has a history of disputes and skirmishes. ","The First Fleet departed from Portsmouth, on the south coast of England, on May 13, 1787 and sailed for around 250 days. The fleet was comprised of eleven ships - six prison ships, three equipment ships, and two navy ships, Sirius and Supply. After an extremely long journey, the First Fleet finally arrived at Botany Bay, located in Sydney, New South Wales, between January 18 and 20, 1788.","Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district in Cambridgeshire, England. The town was given its town charter by King John in 1205. It was the county town of the historic county of Huntingdonshire.","Located in the East Midlands region, Derbyshire includes much of the Peak District National Park. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Cheshire. Centrally located, it consists of rolling hills and uplands. First visitors were briefly there around the Aveley Interglacial, but it became occupied around Upper Paleolithic and Neolithic periods.","Located in a South Eastern area. Berkshire (Berks), sometimes spelt "Barkeshire", its old name is taken from a wood of box trees around 893 AD. Most of the history of Berkshire is recorded in chronicles and it has been the scene of notable battles throughout its history. Bordered by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Surrey, Wiltshire and Hampshire.","Scotland or Gaelic: Alba or Alban is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. As the northernmost country of the UK, its land mass covers more than a third of the island of Great Britain","England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It occupies more than half of the land of the area. It shares its borders with Wales to the West and Scotland the to its north. Laced by great rivers and small streams, England is a fertile land which has supported a thriving agricultural economy for millenia.","Wales, or Cymru a region of rugged mountains, Moors and forests, is noted for its large coal deposits. Its people are known for their strong Celtic heritage and renowned choral groups. This region was originally populated by an Iberian people, who were overrun by the Celts in the 6th century BC.","County Galway (Galway, Contae na Gaillimhe)
Located in the west of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, is County Galway. The first inhabitants in the Galway area arrived over 7,000 years ago, indicating the existence of people as early as 5000 BC. Originally comprised of several kingdoms, including Aidhne, Uí Maine, Maigh Seóla, Conmhaícne Mara, Soghain, and Máenmaige. County Galway contains several inhabited islands, such as Aran Islands (Irish: Oileáin Árann) and Inishbofin (Inis Bó Fine). Nearly 20% of the population of County Galway live in the Gaeltacht, Irish-speaking districts.","County Dublin (Dublin, Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath)
Part of the province of Leinster, bordered by Meath, Kildare, Wicklow, and the Irish Sea, is County Dublin. Ireland’s most populous county is divided into the local government areas of Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Fingal, and South Dublin; the latter three were created in 1994. Discoveries of inhabitants dating back to the late Mesolithic period make this county the oldest in Ireland. With a rich history from the Vikings through to expansion in the 1960’s it is clear to see why there is a strong influence on tourism, but don’t underestimate the new draws such as the Guinness Storehouse.","Sussex is located in the South East of England it was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bordered by Hampshire, Surrey and Kent as well as having a large coast line in the English Channel.","In America, those who took up arms for the Crown and fought for a United Empire longed to see the English people united under a common flag and sovereign. These largely forgotten U. E. Loyalists (United Empire Loyalists) who resolved not to live under any flag but the British flag were often driven out of the United States.","Pembrokeshire (Pembroke, Sir Benfro)
Bordered by Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, and the sea, Pembrokeshire’s beaches are award-winning, with the tourist highlight of visiting the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Habitation was discovered to extend back 125,000 and 70,000 years, with numerous prehistoric sites and Neolithic remains. In 2018 a 1st-century Celtic chariot burial was discovered, the first such find in Wales. In 1972, a second reservoir for south Pembrokeshire, at Llys y Fran, was completed.","Cumberland was succeeded by Cumbria in 1974. Cumberland was located in the North West, with its borders touching Northumberland, County Durham, Westmorland (Cumbria), Lancashire and the Scottish Counties of Dumfriesshire and Roxburghshire. It was part of the Kingdom of Strathclyde in the Hen Ogledd or “Old North”, people spoke the language of Brittonic now called Cumbric.","This historic county of Yorkshire (County of York) is located in Northern England and is the largest in the whole England and the United Kingdom. Full of large stretches of countryside including well known Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors and the Peak District it is now surprise it was nicknamed “God’s own Country”.",null],"lnksHoverSummaryImgURL":[null,"","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/books.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/castle1.webp","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/county_roscommon.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/connacht_province.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Worcestershire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/first_fleet_ship.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Huntingdonshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Derbyshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Berkshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/scotland-med2.webp","","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/county_galway.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/dounty_dublin.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Sussex England.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/wales_pembrokeshire.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Cumberland England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Yorkshire England.webp?pos=floatRight",null],"mode":"","s":"Murray","sU":"MURRAY","oC":"IR","o":"Irish","o2":"Scottish","cOk":true,"c":"/dpreview/MURRAY/IR/Murray/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","c2":"/dpreview/ANDERSON/SC/Anderson/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","v":"1","sections":["","SettlersUS","SettlersCA","SettlersAU","SettlersNZ","SettlersZA","SettlersWI","Settlers","ContemporaryNotable","ContemporaryNotables","HistoricEvents","RelatedStories","Motto","SuggestedReading","Citations",""]}
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