| Rossaveal | |
| Native Name: | Ros an Mhíl |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Connacht |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | County Galway |
| Subdivision Type3: | Barony |
| Subdivision Name3: | Moycullen |
| Subdivision Type4: | Traditional district |
| Subdivision Name4: | Connemara |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset1: | +0 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -1 |
| Coordinates: | 53.2708°N -9.5511°W |
| Elevation M: | 1 |
| Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
| Footnotes: | Ros an Mhíl is the only official name. |
Rossaveal or Rossaveel (or Ros a' Mhíl) is a Gaeltacht village and townland in the Connemara district of County Galway in the west of Ireland. It is the main ferry port for the Aran Islands in Galway Bay. It is about 37km (23miles) from Galway city. The village is located in the barony of Moycullen.[1] [2]
The Irish name Ros an Mhíl means "peninsula (or wood) of the whale (or sea monster)".[3] It may also mean "the wooded hill".[4] [5] The village is the home of the Ros a' Mhíl centre under Coláiste Chamuis, an Irish language immersion summer camp for teenagers. It is served by Bus Éireann route 424 from Galway.[6] A ferry service to the Aran Islands runs from the harbour.
As of the 2011 census, there were 208 people living in Ros an Mhíl townland, with 73% of these speaking Irish daily.[7]