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town_name = Rosmuck|
Irish_name = Ros Muc |
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'''Rosmuck''' (Irish name '''Ros Muc''') is a village in the heart of the Connemara Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area) of County_Galway, Ireland, halfway between the town of Clifden and the city of Galway. The village is the birth-place of a former president of the Gaelic_League, Proinsias_Mac_Aonghusa.
It is believed that the name 'Ros Muc' comes from the old Irish "the peninsula of rounded hills". ''Ros'' meaning peninsula and ''Muc'' meaning rounded hills. Alternatively, the etymology could literally be ros muc - the pig's head peninsula ( communication by boat between the area and neighbouring islands in Ceanntar na n-Oileain being common up until the early 20th century, and the appearance of the peninsula from the sea was said to resemble that of a pig's head.
The area has many literary figures, notably Irish revolutionary and education/language activist Patrick_Pearse (Pádraig Mac Piaras) who had a summer residence there in the early 1900s (now a National Monument/Heritage Site open to the public), and who set many of his short stories in the area. Another writer was Pádraig_Ó_Conaire, who wrote a number of short stories partly set in the region, including ''M'asal Beag Dubh'' (''My Little Black Donkey'') and the novella ''Deoraíocht'' (''Exile''). The area is recognized as one of the strongest remaining Gaeltacht areas in South Connemara.
==Town festival==
The area has a traditional Irish_dancing festival the first weekend following St Brigid's Day (1_February), Rosmuck's traditional first day of spring.
==See also==
* Connacht_Irish
* List_of_towns_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland
==External links==
*History of Ros Muc
*Where is Ros Muc?
*Rosmuck Irish dancing festival
*Áras Mháirtín Uí Chadhain
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Category:Towns_and_villages_in_Galway
Category:Gaeltacht_places_in_Galway
Ga:Ros_Muc