Rossnaree

Rosnaree
Ros na Rí
Village
Church of the Nativity Rossnaree, built c.1820
Rosnaree
Coordinates: 53°41′18″N 6°29′55″W / 53.68833°N 6.49861°W / 53.68833; -6.49861
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Meath
Area
  Townland2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi)

Rossnaree or Rosnaree (Irish: Ros na Rí, meaning 'wood of the kings'; Old Irish Ros na Ríg or Ros na Ríogh) is a small village and townland in County Meath, Ireland, 10 km west of Drogheda. The village is on the south bank of the River Boyne, and the Brú na Bóinne complex of Neolithic monuments is nearby, on the north bank of the Boyne. Rossnaree commands a ford that was used by the Williamites at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. The walls of the mill at Rossnaree once contained a Sheela na Gig, although this has been removed for safekeeping and is in private possession.