Knockroosky ()Placenames database of Ireland
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townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...

in the parish of

Aughagower Aughagower or Aghagower () is a small village in rural County Mayo in western Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is 6 km south-east of Westport, County Mayo, Westport. Aughagower has around forty houses, a pub and a shop, with a clear view of ...

and barony of

Burrishoole Burrishoole () is one of the nine historical baronies of County Mayo in Ireland. It is named after the former Gaelic territory of Umhaill, which also included Murrisk barony, and roughly means "the borough or territory of Umhall" or "the owle ...

County Mayo County Mayo (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, County Mayo, Mayo, now ge ...

. It is bordered to the west by Ballinvoy, to the northwest by Meneen, to the north by

Dooncastle Dooncastle () is a townland in County Mayo, Ireland, 4 km to the east of Westport, County Mayo, Westport. It is in the parish of Aughagower which is in the barony of Burrishoole. The townland is bordered to the west by the townland of Der ...

and Cushinkeel, to the northeast by Cushinsheeaun, to the east by Mace North and Mace South, and to the southwest by the Deerpark.1838 Ordnance Survey
/ref> All of these are in the parish of Aughagower. The R330 road runs through Knockroosky. The national school for the parish Aughagower is situated to the north of this road.

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{{County Mayo Townlands of County Mayo