Róisín

Róisín
Pronunciation	/roʊˈʃiːn/; Irish: [ˈrˠoːʃiːnʲ] or /rˠoːˈʃiːnʲ/
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Irish
Meaning	'little rose'
Region of origin	Irish
Other names
Related names	Róisín Dubh, Rose, Rosie

Róisín (pronounced /ˈroʊʃiːn/, ROH-sheen), sometimes anglicized as Roisin or Rosheen, is an Irish female given name, meaning "little rose". The English equivalent is Rose, Rosaleen or Rosie.

People

• Roisin Carty, dialect coach for motion pictures
• Roisin Conaty, English comedian
• Roisin Dunne, guitarist in the group 7 Year Bitch
• Róisín Egenton (born 1977), winner of the 2000 Rose of Tralee
• Róisín Ingle, Journalist for the Irish Times
• Róisín McAliskey (born 1971), Irish political activist
• Roisin McAuley, TV reporter and author
• Roisin McGettigan (born 1980), Irish athlete
• Róisín Monaghan (born 1979), Irish American actress
• Róisín Murphy (born 1973), Irish singer/songwriter
• Róisín O (born 1988), Irish singer/songwriter
• Róisín Shortall (born 1954), Irish politician

Literature

• Róisín Dubh is a common Irish translation of the nationalistic poem "Dark Rosaleen" by James Clarence Mangan, and a personification of Ireland.

Music

• "Róisín Dubh" is a 16th-century Irish song translated into English by Pádraig Pearse.
• The Róisín Dubh is a renowned music venue in Galway.
• The Thin Lizzy Album Black Rose: A Rock Legend references Róisín Dubh in both title and the final track.

See also

• Roisin (disambiguation)