| 词条 | Rosses Point |
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|name = Rosses Point |native_name = {{pad top italic|An Ros}} |native_name_lang = gle |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = Rosses Point .jpg |image_caption = Rosses Point beach |pushpin_map = Ireland |pushpin_label_position = right |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Ireland |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Connacht |subdivision_type3 = County |subdivision_name3 = County Sligo |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = Metric |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |population_as_of = 2016 |population_footnotes = [1] |population_total = 883 |population_urban = |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone1 = WET |utc_offset1 = +0 |timezone1_DST = IST (WEST) |utc_offset1_DST = -1 |coordinates = {{coord|54.3092|-8.5661|dim:100000_region:IE|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |blank_name = Irish Grid Reference |blank_info = {{iem4ibx|G631401}} |website = |footnotes = }} Rosses Point ({{Irish_place_name|Ros Cheide|promontary of the hill/assembly (trans. Cheide uncertain)}}[2] or {{Irish_place_name|An Ros}}[3]) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland and also the name of the surrounding peninsula. Rosses Point is at the entrance to Sligo Harbour from Sligo Bay with Oyster island being the long thin landmass notable when entering the village from Sligo town and Inishmulclohy (or Coney Island) being the second and larger island that is encountered. History and Places of Interest===Lighthouses=== Metal Man LighthouseThe Metal Man lighthouse, a 3.7 metre (12 ft) high guardian statue placed offshore at the point by local seafarers in 1821 is maintained by the Commissioners of Irish Lights.[4][5] Oyster Island LighthouseThe freestanding 12m Oyster Island Lighthouse is prominently visible at the end west end of Oyster Island from the R291 road into Rosses Point.[6][7] Lower Rosses LighthouseThe Lower Rosses Light is an 8m high square structure on wooden staves to guide boats down the Needles Channel to Drumcliff bay. Originally build in 1908 it is now solar powered. It can be seen at the northern end of the Rosses Point peninsula.[8][9] Waiting on Shore MonumentThe "Waiting on Shore" monument, appropriately situated near the RNLI lifeboat station, depicts a woman holding her arms out to sea. A plate at the base includes the following:
Spanish ShipwrecksIn 1985 at Streedagh Strand, north of Rosses Point, marine archeologists uncovered the wrecks of three ships of the Spanish Armada, La Lavia, La Juliana, and Santa Maria de Vison, which a storm drove onto this coast in September 1588.[10][11] Elsinore House[12]The poet William Butler Yeats and his brother, the artist Jack Butler Yeats, spent their summer holidays at Elsinore House, in Rosses Point. Elsinore house was the seat of the Middleton Family where the Yeats brothers spent many a summer with their cousins. The house was built by the smuggler John Black or Black Jack. It is said to be still haunted by the ghosts of smugglers tapping on the windows at night. The house has fallen into disrepair and, even though restoration plans have been proposed, it remains derelict.[13][14] In 2016 a Heritage Council funded conservation study was proposed as a first step in securing the future of the historic Elsinore House.[15] Pier and Lifeboat StationThe Royal National Lifeboat Institution Sligo Bay Lifeboat Station is built next to the pier which harbours a number of fishing vessels. Rosses Point Heritage Association Heritage Website ArchiveThis website put together by Kevin Devaney from 1996 and faithfully hosted articles from Rosses Point and Coney Island but went offline after 10 years. The website has been recovered under the stewardship of the Rosses Point Shanty Festival.[16] AmenitiesYachtingRosses Point is home to the Sligo Yacht Club They hold children's and adult sailing courses in the summer months. GolfingThe renowned County Sligo Golf Club hosts the annual West of Ireland Championship. BeachRosses Point is renowned for its safe Blue Flag strands which are ideal for safe swimming. Sea Angling and Boat ChartersEwing's Sea Angling and Boat Charters also operate from here and offer a variety of services including deep sea angling, reef fishing, shark fishing (August–October), island services to Coney Island and Inishmurray, and ecotourism cruises. EventsRosses Point Shanty FestivalThe Rosses Point Shanty Festival is held annually on a weekend around mid June with profits to the RNLI. As well as songs and music there are duck, boating and swim, races, poetry recitals and a cake dance.[17] TransportRosses Point is about 8 km from Sligo Town on the R291 road. Bus Éireann route S2 provides an hourly bus service during the day. The Urban Cycle Sligo travel scheme route 006 links Rosses Point to Scotsmans Walk in Sligo Town with dedicated cycle lanes in the R291 road.[18] Other Notable Facts
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References1. ^{{cite web | url = http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=48093F9D-2ED3-4B05-B6C9-C864A87174A3 | title = Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Rosses Point | publisher = Central Statistics Office (Ireland) | accessdate = 7 March 2018}} 2. ^http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/G100001B.html 3. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.logainm.ie/en/45275 | title = An Ros/Rosses Point | work = Placenames Database of Ireland | publisher = Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University | accessdate = 18 March 2017}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.irishlights.ie/safety-navigation/our-lighthouses/metal-man.aspx|accessdate=2017-03-29|title=Metal Man (Co Sligo)|publisher=Commissioners of Irish Lights}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wildatlanticshanty.ie/Heritage/metalman.htm|title=The Metal Man|accessdate=2017-03-29|last=Murphy|first=Willie}} 6. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=SL®no=32304002|accessdate=2017-03-28|title=Oyster Island Lighthouse, Rosses Point, County Sligo |publisher=Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht}} 7. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.irishlights.ie/safety-navigation/our-lighthouses/oyster-island.aspx |title= Oyster Island Lighthouse |accessdate= 2017-03-28 |publisher= Commissioners of Irish Lights}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://irishlighthouses.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/lower-rosses-sligo.html|title=Lower Rosses|accessdate=2017-03-29|date=2015-05-06}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.irishlights.ie/safety-navigation/our-lighthouses/lower-rosses.aspx|accessdate=2017-03-29|title=Lower Rosses Point|publisher=Commissioners of Irish Lights}} 10. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.sligoheritage.com/ArchSpanishArmada.htm | title = The Spanish Armada in Sligo | accessdate = 21 November 2012}} 11. ^{{cite journal | title = La Lavia, La Juliana and the Santa Maria de Vison: three Spanish Armada transports lost off Streedagh Strand, Co Sligo: an interim report | doi=10.1111/j.1095-9270.1999.tb00836.x | volume=28 | issue=3 | journal=International Journal of Nautical Archaeology | pages=265–276|year = 1999|last1 = Birch|first1 = Steven| last2=McElvogue | first2=D. M. }} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.antaisce.org/buildingsatrisk/elsinore-house-rosses-point|title=Elsinore House, Rosses Point|accessdate=2017-03-28|publisher=An Taisce}} 13. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0802/1224321295311.html | title = Condition of Yeats's holiday home a 'scandal' | publisher = The Irish Times | date = 2 August 2012 | accessdate = 21 November 2012}} 14. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.rds.ie/blog_post.jsp?blogID=5&a=389 | title = Stories behind the book: haunted houses and pirate smugglers in Sligo | publisher = Royal Dublin Society | date = 28 January 2010 | accessdate = 21 November 2012 | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120403025709/http://www.rds.ie/blog_post.jsp?blogID=5&a=389 | archivedate = 3 April 2012 | df = }} 15. ^{{Cite news|url=http://sligoweekender.ie/2016/08/24/first-step-taken-save-elsinore-house/|title=First step taken to save Elsinore House|last=Henderson|first=Luke|date=24 August 2016|work=Sligo Weekender|access-date=20 November 2018}} 16. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.wildatlanticshanty.ie/Heritage/intro.htm |accessdate= 2017-03-29 |title= Rosses Point and Coney Island |publisher= Rosses Point Shanty Festival}} 17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wildatlanticshanty.ie/|accessdate=2017-03-29|title=Rosses Point Shanty Festival |publisher=Rosses Point Shanty Festival}} 18. ^{{cite web|url=http://sligoactivetravel.ie/portfolio-item/rosses-point/|publisher=Urban Cycle Sligo|title=Route 006: Rosses Point to Sligo Town|access-date=3 May 2017}} External links
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