Roosky
![](/Images/godic/202502/08/RooskyOldBuilding_Feb_2003_1692957.jpg")
![](/Images/godic/202502/08/Ireland_location_map.svg2957.png")
![River Shannon at Roosky](/Images/godic/202502/08/RooskyShannon_Feb_2003_1712957.jpg")
![](/Images/godic/202502/08/Island_of_Ireland_location_map_Roscommon.svg2958.png")
Not to be confused with Русский, demonym, Russian Federation.
Roosky, Ruskey, or Rooskey (Irish:Rúscaigh, meaning "swamp" or "bog") is a village on the River Shannon in the northern midlands of Ireland, near the point where counties Leitrim, Longford, and Roscommon meet. The N4 road from Dublin to Sligo passes by the Leitrim side of the village.