Rossadillisk

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Rossadilisk (Ros an Duilisc) is a townland in the civil parish of Omey in County Galway Ireland. [1] [2]

The townland is located to the east of Cleggan and north of Claddaghduff, on the Atlantic coast. [3] The townland was devastated by the 1927 Cleggan Bay Disaster which saw the death of 45 local fishermen. The townland has largely been deserted since then. [4]

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References

  1. "Rossadillisk Townland, Co. Galway". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. "Ros an Duilisc/Rossadillisk". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. "Relation: Rossadillisk (3410813)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. Siggins, Lorna. "New book tells of tragic night when 45 men died". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 July 2020.