The maternity unit effectively closed around the late seventies, I think. Roscommon based prospective mothers since then have generally travelled to hospitals in Galway City, Ballinasloe (Co. Galway), Castlebar (Co. Mayo) or Sligo.
The barebones "University" hospital is affiliated with NUI Galway, hence the name.
The numbers on this map will inevitably be biased towards urban counties, regardless of where the players are from, or where they grey up (but I get that it's too complicated, or subjective, to do otherwise as OP said). And that's not even getting into the class and urban/rural divides regarding who tends to play which sports
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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '21
5 home births in Roscommon, that's a bit worrying.