About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Rosheen, Rose, Rosaleen
- Variants
- Roisin, Rosheen
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
Famously the subject of the 17th-century love-poem 'Róisín Dubh' ('Dark Rosaleen'), in which Ireland is allegorised as a beloved woman; one of the most evocative Irish female names.
The story behind Róisín
Mangan's translation 'My Dark Rosaleen' made the symbol famous in English; the original is attributed to the 17th century.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; symbolic name for Ireland.
Did you know?
Róisín Dubh ('Dark Rose') is one of the great political allegories of Gaelic poetry, with Ireland herself as the rose.
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