Rosegreen () is a village

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Name

The name ''Rosegreen'' is a corruption of ''Roe's Green''. It was named after the landlord Andrew Roe, who died in 1722 and whose tomb lies in the village graveyard in the ruins of the old church. The older name for the village was ''Rathmacarthy'' ().Placenames Database of Ireland
(see archival records)

Location and transport

The village is situated along the R688 regional road and has two major towns nearby,

is 17 kilometres south of Rosegreen and

is 10.3 kilometres north of Rosegreen. The village has easy access to the M8 motorway north of the village and the closest airport to Rosegreen is Waterford Airport located 73 kilometres southwards.

Sport

Rosegreen is home to Rosegreen GAA which is based in Páirc an Phobail. The club was founded in 1955 and the team colours are blue and white. The club declined in the 1960s due to emigration because of unemployment in the small rural village and as a result disbanded in 1970. However, a population increase in the late-1970s saw the team reform in 1981.

References

External links

Rosegreen.ie website
{{Authority control Towns and villages in County Tipperary Middle Third, County Tipperary

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