I just joined the list and I have seen many towns in Roscommon. Just how many are there? Marcena Ratigan, Garraghan, Drury, Canfield, Livermore, Schur, Johnson, Hatch, Didlake, Maloney, Newport, Jurey, Berle, Shakeshaft, Conolly, Cody, Huston, Coon, Turner, Hassett, Fodge, Abernethy.

Marcena--be careful confusing towns with townlands. Towns are much larger, townlands can be a hundred acres. That is probably why you are wondering just how many there are. take a look at www.leitrim-roscommon.com. there you will find maps of parishes (civil and religious--concentrate ont he Civil) and the townlands within the parishes. You might be able to think of the townland, in modern terms, as a suburban development located in a bigger geographical area --the town as we would think of it, or civil parish in Irish terms. Big difference is that the development of the townland would not have been as dense, even in pre=famine days. If I knew where you lived--and I am not asking you to tell--I might be able to give a more concrete example! LOL--the irish geographical units are indeed confusing. Kathleen , PS Welcome aboard!