Rossport, the Glossary
Rossport (Ros Dumhach; also known as Rosdoagh) is a Gaeltacht village and townland in northwest County Mayo, Ireland.[1]
Table of Contents
37 relations: An Bord Pleanála, Argyll, Belmullet, Bishop of Killala, Broadhaven Bay, Congested Districts Board for Ireland, Connacht, Corrib gas project, Counties of Ireland, County Mayo, Environmental impact statement, Erris, Gael Linn, Gaeltacht, Glenamoy River, Glengad, Goldman Environmental Prize, Government of Ireland, Irish grid reference system, Kilcommon (County Mayo civil parish), Landlord, List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, Natural gas, Oliver Cromwell, Portacloy, Potato, Proselytism, Protestantism, Provinces of Ireland, Quakers, Rossport Five, Shell plc, Sruwaddacon Bay, The Pipe, Townland, Willie Corduff, World War I.
- Erris
- Gaeltacht places in County Mayo
- History of County Mayo
An Bord Pleanála
italics (meaning "The Planning Board"; ABP) is an independent, statutory, quasi-judicial body that decides on appeals from planning decisions made by local authorities in the Republic of Ireland.
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Argyll
Argyll (archaically Argyle; Earra-Ghàidheal), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland.
Belmullet
Belmullet (IPA) is a coastal Gaeltacht town with a population of 1,019 on the Mullet Peninsula in the barony of Erris, County Mayo, Ireland. Rossport and Belmullet are Erris, Gaeltacht places in County Mayo, Gaeltacht towns and villages and towns and villages in County Mayo.
Bishop of Killala
The Bishop of Killala is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Killala in County Mayo, Ireland.
See Rossport and Bishop of Killala
Broadhaven Bay
Broadhaven Bay (Cnocán na Líne) is a natural bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the northwestern coast of County Mayo, Ireland. Rossport and Broadhaven Bay are Erris.
See Rossport and Broadhaven Bay
Congested Districts Board for Ireland
The Congested Districts Board for Ireland was established by The Rt. Hon. A.J. Balfour, P.C., M.P., the Chief Secretary, in 1891 to alleviate poverty and congested living conditions in the west and parts of the northwest of Ireland.
See Rossport and Congested Districts Board for Ireland
Connacht
Connacht or Connaught (Connachta or Cúige Chonnacht), is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland.
Corrib gas project
The Corrib gas project (Tionscanamh Ghás Aiceanta na Coiribe) is a developed natural gas deposit located in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately off the northwest coast of County Mayo, Ireland.
See Rossport and Corrib gas project
Counties of Ireland
The counties of Ireland (Irish: Contaetha na hÉireann) are historic administrative divisions of the island.
See Rossport and Counties of Ireland
County Mayo
County Mayo is a county in Ireland.
Environmental impact statement
An environmental impact statement (EIS), under United States environmental law, is a document required by the 1969 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for certain actions "significantly affecting the quality of the human environment".
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Erris
Erris is a barony in northwestern County Mayo in Ireland consisting of over, much of which is mountainous blanket bog.
Gael Linn
Gael Linn is a non-profit and non-governmental organisation focused on the promotion of the Irish language and the arts.
Gaeltacht
A Gaeltacht (Gaeltachtaí) is a district of Ireland, either individually or collectively, where the Irish government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant vernacular, or language of the home.
Glenamoy River
The Glenamoy River (Irish: Abhainn Ghleann na Muaidhe) is a river in north County Mayo, in the northwest of Ireland.
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Glengad
Glengad is a Gaeltacht village in the parish of Kilcommon in northwest County Mayo, Ireland. Rossport and Glengad are Erris, Gaeltacht places in County Mayo, Gaeltacht towns and villages and towns and villages in County Mayo.
Goldman Environmental Prize
The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists, one from each of the world's six geographic regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America.
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Government of Ireland
The Constitution of Ireland vests executive authority in the Government of Ireland (Rialtas na hÉireann), which is headed by the italic, the head of government.
See Rossport and Government of Ireland
Irish grid reference system
The Irish grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references used for paper mapping in Ireland (both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland).
See Rossport and Irish grid reference system
Kilcommon (County Mayo civil parish)
Kilcommon (Cill Chomáin) is a civil parish in Erris, north County Mayo, consisting of two large peninsulas; Dún Chaocháin and Dún Chiortáin. Rossport and Kilcommon (County Mayo civil parish) are Erris, Gaeltacht places in County Mayo, Gaeltacht towns and villages and history of County Mayo.
See Rossport and Kilcommon (County Mayo civil parish)
Landlord
A landlord is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, land, or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called a tenant (also a lessee or renter).
List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland
This is a link page for cities, towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, including townships or urban centres in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and other major urban areas.
See Rossport and List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland
Natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas, methane gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane (95%) in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes.
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician, and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the British Isles.
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Portacloy
Portacloy (Irish: Port an Chlóidh) is a Gaeltacht village and townland in northwest County Mayo, Ireland. Rossport and Portacloy are Erris, Gaeltacht places in County Mayo, Gaeltacht towns and villages, history of County Mayo and towns and villages in County Mayo.
Potato
The potato is a starchy root vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world.
Proselytism
Proselytism is the policy of attempting to convert people's religious or political beliefs.
Protestantism
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes justification of sinners through faith alone, the teaching that salvation comes by unmerited divine grace, the priesthood of all believers, and the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice.
See Rossport and Protestantism
Provinces of Ireland
There are four provinces of Ireland: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
See Rossport and Provinces of Ireland
Quakers
Quakers are people who belong to the Religious Society of Friends, a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations.
Rossport Five
The Rossport Five (Cúigear Ros Dumhach) are Willie Corduff, brothers Philip and Vincent McGrath, Micheál Ó Seighin and James Brendan Philbin, from Kilcommon parish, Erris, County Mayo, Ireland. Rossport and Rossport Five are Erris.
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Shell plc
Shell plc is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London, England.
Sruwaddacon Bay
Sruwaddacon Bay is a tidal estuary which runs through the middle of the Gaeltacht Kilcommon parish in Erris, County Mayo, Ireland. Rossport and Sruwaddacon Bay are Erris.
See Rossport and Sruwaddacon Bay
The Pipe
The Pipe is a 2010 Irish documentary film about the Shell to Sea campaign, when a small village stood up to a Big Oil.
Townland
A townland (baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: toonlann) is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering.
Willie Corduff
Willie Corduff (born 1953) is an Irish environmental activist from the farming community of Rossport, Kilcommon, Erris.
See Rossport and Willie Corduff
World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
See also
Erris
- Aughleam
- Bangor Erris
- Bangor Trail
- Belmullet
- Blacksod Bay
- Broadhaven Bay
- Carrowteige
- Corrib gas controversy
- Duvillaun
- Erris
- Erris Head
- Fallmore
- Glenamoy
- Glengad
- Glinsk, County Mayo
- Inver, County Mayo
- Kilcommon (County Mayo civil parish)
- Kiltane
- Mullet Peninsula
- Pobal Chill Chomáin
- Portacloy
- Porturlin
- Pullathomas
- Rossport
- Rossport Five
- Shell to Sea
- Sruwaddacon Bay
- Townlands of Kilcommon
Gaeltacht places in County Mayo
- Achill Island
- Achill Sound
- An Caiseal
- Aughleam
- Belderrig
- Belmullet
- Bun an Churraigh
- Carrowmore Lake
- Carrowteige
- Cill Ghallagáin
- Corraun Peninsula
- Doohoma
- Dooniver
- Duvillaun
- Erris Head
- Fallmore
- Gaeltacht Iorrais agus Acaill
- Glengad
- Glinsk, County Mayo
- Gweesalia
- Illanmaster
- Inishkea Islands
- Inver, County Mayo
- Kilcommon (County Mayo civil parish)
- List of islands of County Mayo
- Lough Mask
- Maumtrasna
- Mullet Peninsula
- Portacloy
- Porturlin
- Pullathomas
- Rossport
- Sáile
- Tóin an tSeanbhaile
- Toormakeady
History of County Mayo
- Battle of Castlebar
- Battle of Killala
- Battle of Newport (County Mayo)
- Burrishoole Friary
- Cálraighe
- Carrowkennedy ambush
- Cath Sruthair
- Ciarraige Locha na nÁirne
- Clare Island Survey
- Conmaicne
- Conmaicne Cuile
- Conmhaícne Ceara
- Conmhaícne Dúna Móir
- Corca Fhir Trí
- Gailenga
- High Sheriff of Mayo
- Holywell ambush
- Inver, County Mayo
- Kilcommon (County Mayo civil parish)
- Kilfaul ambush
- Kilmaine
- Kilmeena ambush
- Kings of Luighne Connacht
- Kings of Sliabh Lugha
- Kings of Umhaill
- Liber Flavus Fergusiorum
- Luighne Connacht
- Mac William Íochtar
- Murrisk
- Partraige
- Portacloy
- Porturlin
- Pullathomas
- Rossport
- Tourmakeady ambush
- Umhaill
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossport
Also known as Ross Port.