Roscrea

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Roscrea ( Irish: Ros Cré ) is a town in County Tipperary in the central southern inland areas of the Republic of Ireland.

Formation

The town developed around a former monastery around to a once important commercial town; his Irish name Ros Cré means "forest of Cré " (former wife name). Ros Cré is also the name of the located here Titularbistums the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland.

Presence

Today Roscrea is mainly transport hub and industrial city without have not won any significant extent representative of promising high-tech industries (especially meat and pharmacy). Their population was determined in Census 2006 5,896 people.

Roscrea is located in the extreme north-east of the county of Tipperary, on the border with County Offaly, between Portlaoise and Nenagh at the major national road N7 from Dublin to Limerick, inter alia, in its further course leads in the popular touristy Irish southwest to Kerry. From Dublin Roscrea 122 km, 71 km from Limerick City. Following the expansion of the N7, a bypass is created. The N7 crosses in Roscrea with the N62, which runs from Athlone in the north to Thurles for the N8 to Cork and the N24 to Waterford.

On the rail transport in Ireland Roscrea is connected by commuter system of Iarnród Éireann. The local railway station was opened in 1857. Moreover, inter alia bind several bus lines of Bus Éireann and JJ Kavanagh the city to the national passenger on.

Personalities

• Anthony Hamilton ( ~ 1645-1720 ), a French lieutenant general and writer of Scottish origin
• Willie Walsh ( born 1935 ), Roman Catholic bishop