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Cross, County Clare

Coordinates: 52°35′55.12″N 9°46′15.67″W / 52.5986444°N 9.7710194°W / 52.5986444; -9.7710194
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Cross
An Chrois
Village
Cross is located in Ireland
Cross
Cross
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°35′55.12″N 9°46′15.67″W / 52.5986444°N 9.7710194°W / 52.5986444; -9.7710194
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Clare
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceQ807509

Cross (Irish: An Chrois)[1] is a townland and small village in County Clare, Ireland. It is in the Catholic parish of Cross.

Location

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The village of Cross is located on the Loop Head Peninsula, west of Carrigaholt on the road to Kilbaha. It is the civil parish of Kilballyowen.[2] The name could be derived from a cross related to the old church of Killballyowen. It is more likely that the village is named after a once important road crossing as Cross is located in the center of the Loop Head Peninsula.[3]

Facilities

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Cross is home of the local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club.[4] The GAA football club of Naomh Eoin was founded on 6 January 1974. It is based at Pairc Eoin.[5] The village gives its name to the parish of Cross (Kilballyowen) in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. Cross contains the parish church of Our Lady of Lourdes.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "An Chrois / Cross". Government of Ireland. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  2. ^ County Clare, A History and Topography. - 1995, CLASP Press. Original 1837. ISBN 1-900545-07-1
  3. ^ A History of County Clare, Seán Spellissy. - 2003, Gill & Macmillan. ISBN 0-7171-3460-1. Page 94
  4. ^ "Cross Village, Co. Clare". Kilballyowen Development Company. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Naomh Eoin GAA". Kilballyowen Development Company. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Cross (Kilballyowen)". Diocese of Killaloe. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.