Téigh chuig an bpríomh-ábhar

Ros Comáin

Baile fearainn

An Airm

Arm

586

Taifid Daonáirimh

141

Teaghlaigh

2

Bliana Daonáirimh

1901 Daonáireamh
Daoine
270
Teaghlaigh
69
1911 Daonáireamh
Daoine
316 +17%
Teaghlaigh
72 +4.3%

Maidir Liom

Arm is a small townland located in County Roscommon in the midlands of Ireland, part of the broader landscape that characterizes this rural region. Like many Irish townlands, Arm is a discrete administrative and geographic unit within the larger parish and baronial structure. The area is situated within the drumlin belt and wider lowland landscape typical of central Ireland, characterized by gently rolling terrain interspersed with small fields, hedgerows, and scattered farmsteads. The townland benefits from the network of rural roads that connect the dispersed communities across County Roscommon, linking residents to larger market towns and villages in the vicinity.

The history of Arm, as with most Irish townlands, extends back through centuries of settlement and land use. The townland system itself, which divides the Irish landscape into these named territorial units, has medieval origins and was further formalized during the plantation period and subsequent land surveys. Like much of Roscommon, the area would have experienced the various social, economic, and political transformations that shaped Irish rural life, including the transition from Gaelic lordships to English administration, the impact of the Penal Laws, and the later agricultural improvements of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The townland name itself may derive from Irish linguistic roots, as is common throughout the county.

Arm remains today a quiet rural townland, primarily characterized by agricultural land and family farms that form the backbone of local economic activity. Residents maintain connections to the broader Roscommon community through local parish structures, social networks, and participation in community events. The townland represents one of the thousands of small named places that comprise the distinctive Irish landscape, each with its own local significance and community memory, even when they remain largely unknown beyond their immediate region.

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Paróiste

Cill Chaoimhín

Ainm Gaeilge

An Airm

Barúntacht

An Caisleán Riabhach

Taifid Oifig na Luachála

Ó Chartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann (timpeall 1830idí–1850idí)

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Foinse: Leabhair Oifig na Luachála, Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann. Taifid phoiblí.

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Béarla
Arm
Gaeilge
An Airm
Paróiste
Cill Chaoimhín
Barúntacht
An Caisleán Riabhach