Róisín, sometimes anglicized as Roisin or Rosheen, is an
Irish female given name, meaning "little rose". The
English equivalent is
Rose
A rose is either a woody perennial plant, perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred Rose species, species and Garden roses, tens of thousands of cultivar ...
,
Rosaleen
Rosaleen is an Irish female first name. It is an Anglicized version of the Irish name Róisín, the diminutive of "rose" in the Irish language; it therefore means "little rose". It has use in Ireland since the 16th century, possibly popularised ...
or
Rosie.
People
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Roisin Conaty
Roisin Conaty ( born 1979) is an English comedian, actress, and writer. She won the Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Festival in 2010 for her show ''Hero, Warrior, Fireman, Liar''. She played Jo in the Channel 4 sitcom '' Man Down'' from 20 ...
, English comedian
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Roisin Dunne, guitarist in the group
7 Year Bitch
7 Year Bitch was an American punk rock band from Seattle, Washington. The band was active between 1990 and 1997 and released three albums over that time. The band formed at the same time as the emergence of the riot grrrl sub-genre, which is a ...
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Róisín Egenton (born 1977), winner of the 2000 ''
Rose of Tralee''
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Róisín Ingle (born 1971), Irish Times columnist, editor and "podcaster"
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Róisín McAliskey (born 1971), Irish political activist
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Roisin McAuley, TV reporter and author
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Roisin McGettigan (born 1980), Irish athlete
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Róisín McLaren
Róisín Mary Bridget McLaren (born 12 October 1994) is a former national co-spokesperson of the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) from 2018 to 2021.
Personal life
McLaren was born in Edinburgh before moving to Livingston and then West Calder, ...
, Scottish political activist
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Róisín Murphy
Róisín Marie Murphy ( , ; born 5 July 1973) is an Irish singer, songwriter and record producer who first became known in the 1990s as one half of the Pop music, pop duo Moloko alongside the English musician Mark Brydon. After the breakup of M ...
(born 1973), Irish singer/songwriter
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Róisín O (born 1988), Irish singer/songwriter
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Róisín Shortall
Róisín Shortall (born 25 April 1954) is an Irish former Social Democrats politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency from 1992 to 2024. She was previously founding joint leader of the Social Democrats ...
(born 1954), Irish politician
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Róisín Upton (born 1994), Irish field hockey international
Literature
''Róisín Dubh'' is a personification of
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
. It features in a song of the same name, which was translated into English as the nationalistic poem "Dark Rosaleen" by
James Clarence Mangan
James Clarence Mangan, born James Mangan (; 1 May 1803 – 20 June 1849), was an Irish poetry, Irish poet. He freely translated works from German, Turkish, Persian, Arabic, and Irish, with his translations of Goethe gaining special interest. St ...
.
Music
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Róisín Dubh" is a 16th-century Irish song translated into English by
Pádraig Pearse
Patrick Henry Pearse (also known as Pádraig or Pádraic Pearse; ; 10 November 1879 – 3 May 1916) was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist, republican political activist and revolutionary who was one of the leaders of the Ea ...
.
*The
Róisín Dubh is a renowned music venue in
Galway
Galway ( ; , ) is a City status in Ireland, city in (and the county town of) County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the List of settleme ...
.
*The
Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. The band initially consisted of bass guitarist, lead vocalist and principal songwriter Phil Lynott, drummer Brian Downey, guitarist Eric Bell and organist Eric Wrixon although Wr ...
Album ''
Black Rose: A Rock Legend'' references Róisín Dubh in both title and the final track.
See also
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List of Irish-language given names
This list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language given names, their Anglicisation (linguistics), anglicisations and/or English language equivalents.
Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an angl ...
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Roisin (disambiguation)
Roisin may refer to:
* Róisín, Roisin or Rosheen, an Irish female given name (including a list of persons with the name)
* "Róisín Dubh" (song), an Irish political song
* "Róisín Dubh", a track from the Thin Lizzy album '' Black Rose: A Roc ...
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Rosine (given name)
Rosine is a given name.
Notable people with this name
* Rosine de Chabaud-Latour (1794–1860), French religious thinker and writer
* Rosine Bloch (1832–1891), French opera singer
* Rosine Delamare (1911–2013), French costume designer
* Ro ...
References
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Irish feminine given names
Irish-language feminine given names
Feminine given names