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Róisín, sometimes anglicized as Roisin or Rosheen, is an Irish language, Irish female given name, meaning "little rose". The English language, English equivalent is Rose (given name), Rose, Rosaleen or Rosie (given name), Rosie.


People

*Roisin Conaty, English comedian *Roisin Dunne, guitarist in the group 7 Year Bitch *Róisín Egenton (born 1977), winner of the 2000 ''Rose of Tralee (festival), Rose of Tralee'' *Róisín Ingle (born 1971), Irish Times columnist, editor and "podcaster" *Róisín McAliskey (born 1971), Irish political activist *Roisin McAuley, TV reporter and author *Roisin McGettigan (born 1980), Irish athlete *Róisín McLaren, Scottish political activist *Róisín Murphy (born 1973), Irish singer/songwriter *Róisín O (born 1988), Irish singer/songwriter *Róisín Shortall (born 1954), Irish politician * Róisín Upton (born 1994), Irish field hockey international


Literature

''Róisín Dubh'' is a personification of Ireland. It features in a song of the same name, which was translated into English as the nationalistic poem "Dark Rosaleen" by James Clarence Mangan.


Music

*"Róisín Dubh (song), Róisín Dubh" is a 16th-century Irish song translated into English by Pádraig Pearse. *The Róisín Dubh (music venue), Róisín Dubh is a renowned music venue in Galway. *The Thin Lizzy Album ''Black Rose: A Rock Legend'' references Róisín Dubh in both title and the final track.


See also

*List of Irish-language given names *Roisin (disambiguation) *Rosine (given name)


References

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