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Cross, County Clare

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Country
  
Ireland

Time zone
  
WET (UTC+0)

Elevation
  
45 m

County
  
County Clare

Irish Grid Reference
  
Q807509

Province
  
Munster

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Cross (Irish: An Chrois, meaning "the cross") is a townland and small village in County Clare, Ireland in the Catholic parish of Cross (Kilballyowen).

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Map of Cross, Co. Clare, Ireland

Location

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. 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.

Facilities

Cross is home of the local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club. The GAA football club of Naomh Eoin was founded on 6 January 1974. It is based at Pairc Eoin. 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.

References

Cross, County Clare Wikipedia


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