[Sidenote: ROS, ROSS (Gadhelic),] a promontory or isthmus, and also, in the south of Ireland, a wood; thus New Ross, Co. Wexford, anc. _Ros-mic-Treoin_ (the wood of Treuon’s son); Roscommon (of St. Coman); Roscrea (Cree’s wood); Ross-castle (on a promontory on Lake Killarney); Muckross (the peninsula of the pigs), in several places in Ireland; Muckros (with the same meaning--the pig’s headland) was the ancient name of the town of St. Andrews; Rossbegh (of the birches); Rossinver (of the confluence); Port-rush (the landing-place of the promontory); Ross-shire seems to have taken its name from _Ross_ (a wood); Montrose, anc. _Monros_ (the promontory on the marshy land, _moin_); Rosneath, anc. _Rosneveth_ (the promontory of St. Nefydd), in Dumbartonshire; Roslin (the promontory on the pool); Kinross (the head of the promontory), either with reference to the county--in regard to Fife, of which it anciently formed part--or with reference to the town at the head of Loch Leven. Fife was anciently called _Ross_: it got the name of Fife in honour of Duff, Earl of Fife, to whom it was given by Kenneth II.; and in 1426 Kinross was made a separate county. Roskeen (the head or corner of Ross-shire); Rosehearty, in Aberdeenshire, corrupt. from _Ros-ardty_ (the dwelling on the high promontory). [Sidenote: RÜHE (Ger.),] rest; _e.g._ Ludwigsrühe (Ludowic’s rest); Carlshrühe (Charles’s rest), founded by Charles William, Margrave of Baden, in 1715; Henricksrühe (Henry’s rest). [Sidenote: RUN (A.S.),] council; _e.g._ Runhall (the hall of the council); Runnington, anc. _Runenton_ (the town of the council); Runnymede (the meadow of the council). [Sidenote: RYBA (Sclav.),] fish; _e.g._ Rybnik, Rybniza (the fish pond); Rybinsk, Rybnaia (fish town). [Sidenote: RYSCH, or ROW (Sclav.),] a dam or ditch; _e.g._ Prierow (near the dam); Prierosbrück (the bridge near the dam); Ryswick (the town on the dam); Riez, Rieze, Riezow, Riezig (at the dam). S [Sidenote: SA (Sclav.), ZA,] behind; _e.g._ Sabor (behind the wood); Zadrin (behind the R. Drin); Zamosc (behind the moss); Zabrod (behind the ford); Zablat (behind the marsh). [Sidenote: SABHALL (Gadhelic),] a barn; _e.g._ Saul, Co. Down, anc. _Sabhall-Patrick_ (Patrick’s barn), being the first place of worship used by St. Patrick in Ireland; Saval (the barn used as a church), near Newry; Drumsaul (the barn or church on the ridge); Sawel, a mountain in Ireland, probably from the same root; Cairntoul, a hill in Aberdeenshire, originally _Carn-t-Sabhall_ (the cairn of the barn). [Sidenote: SABLE (Fr.),] sand; _e.g._ Sable, Sablé, Sablat, Sablon, Sablières, La Sablonière, in France. [Sidenote: SALH, SAEL (A.S.), SALIX (Lat.),]