Róisín

Róisín, 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 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 (born 1971), Irish Times columnist, editor and "podcaster"
 * Róisín McAliskey (born 1971), Irish political activist
 * Roisin McAuley, TV reporter and author
 * Roisin McGettigan (born 1980), Irish athlete
 * Róisín McLaren, Scottish political activist
 * Róisín Murphy (born 1973), Irish singer/songwriter
 * Róisín O (born 1988), Irish singer/songwriter
 * Róisín Shortall (born 1954), Irish politician
 * Róisín Upton (born 1994) is an Ireland field hockey international.

Literature
Róisín Dubh is a personification of Ireland. It features in a song of the same name, which was translated into English as the nationalistic poem "Dark Rosaleen" by James Clarence Mangan.

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.