Rosslea
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 Rosslea Parish Church | |
  Rosslea Location withinNorthern Ireland | |
| Population | 482 (2021 Census) |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | BT |
| Dialling code | 028 |
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Rosslea orRoslea (fromIrishRos Liath, meaning 'grey wood or wooded height')[1] is a smallvillage inCounty Fermanagh,Northern Ireland, near the border withCounty Monaghan in theRepublic of Ireland. It stands on theFinn River and is beset by small natural lakes. Rosslea Forest, also known as Spring Grove Forest, is nearby. In the2021 Census, it had a population of 482 people.[2]
There were several incidents in the Rosslea area during theAnglo-Irish War. On 21 February 1921, a group ofSpecial Constables andUlster Volunteers burned tenIrish nationalists' homes and a priest's house in Rosslea as revenge for the shooting of a Special Constable. A UVF member mistakenly shot and killed himself during the attacks.[3] On the night of 21 March, theIrish Republican Army (IRA) attacked the homes of up to sixteen Special Constables in the Rosslea district, killing three and wounding others. IRA volunteers were also wounded and one was captured.[4]
Rosslea was one of several Catholic border villages in Fermanagh that would have been transferred to theIrish Free State had the recommendations of theIrish Boundary Commission been enacted in 1925.[5]
On 25 November 1955, members of Irish republican splinter groupSaor Uladh launched an unsuccessful raid on the localRoyal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) barracks.[6] After blowing a hole in the wall of the barracks with an explosive, they attempted to enter but were driven back by a police sergeant armed with aSten gun.[7]Connie Green, the leader of the raid, was shot and fatally wounded during this incident.[7]
Ulsterbus route 95C provides acommuter service toEnniskillen with one journey to the county town in the morning returning in the evening. There is no service on Saturdays and Sundays. Onward connections are available at Enniskillen. Due to proposed cuts to bus services route 95C may be withdrawn in 2015.[8][9]
The localGaelic football club isRoslea Shamrocks, founded in 1888, they are the third most successful club inCounty Fermanagh (after Teemore Shamrocks and Lisnaskea Emmetts).[citation needed]
Rosslea is classified as a small village or hamlet by theNI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 500 and 1,000 people).On Census day (29 April 2001), there were 554 people living in Rosslea. Of these:
On Census Day (27 March 2011), the usually resident population of Rosslea Settlement was 528 accounting for 0.03% of the NI total.[10]
Respondents could indicate more than one national identity
On Census Day 27 March 2011, in Rosslea Settlement, considering the population aged 3 years old and over: