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Also known as Roslea, Ros Liath

Rosslea or Roslea () is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, near the border with County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland. It stands on the Finn River and is beset by small natural lakes. Rosslea Forest, also known as Spring Grove Forest, is nearby. In the 2021 Census, it had a population of 482 people.

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Locality
Roslea / Rosslea
Region
Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
Country
United Kingdom
Population
528
Timezone
Europe/London

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UK place.official_name
Rosslea
UK place.irish_name
Ros Liath
UK place.static_image_name
Rosslea parish church.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Rosslea Parish Church
UK place.map_type
Northern Ireland
UK place.label_position
left
UK place.population
482
UK place.population_ref
(2021 Census)
UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
Fermanagh and Omagh
UK place.lieutenancy_northern_ireland
County Fermanagh
UK place.constituency_westminster
Fermanagh and South Tyrone
UK place.constituency_ni_assembly
Fermanagh and South Tyrone
UK place.country
Northern Ireland
UK place.postcode_area
BT
UK place.dial_code
028
UK place.hide_services
yes

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Population
528
Image
Rosslea parish church.jpg
Dialing code
028
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Rosslea
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Rosslea or Roslea () is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, near the border with County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland. It stands on the Finn River and is beset by small natural lakes. Rosslea Forest, also known as Spring Grove Forest, is nearby. In the 2021 Census, it had a population of 482 people.

==History== There were several incidents in the Rosslea area during the Anglo-Irish War. On 21 February 1921, a group of Special Constables and Ulster Volunteers burned ten Irish 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. On the night of 21 March, the Irish 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.

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