BROWSE
townland
An Chrois
genitive: na Croise
(Irish)
Cross
(English)

Glossary

crois, cros
English cross; crossroads

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the cross

    Níl brí an logainm seo cinnte.

    Dar leis an gCorragánach fuair an áit seo ainm ó ghné shuaithinseach sa chré i bpáirc darb ainm ‘Cross-field’ .i. dhá logán éadoimhne ag rith trasna a chéile i ndéanamh croise. Soláthraíonn sé grianghraf a bhfuil aibhsiú déanta ar an gcrois seo aige agus tugann blúire béaloidis a théann siar go dtí aimsir Chainnigh féin (History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory II 48–50). Ach iarsmaí ní bhfuair lucht tiomsaithe an Fhardail Seandálaíochta: féach ‘cross-shaped depression … Not located’ (www.archaeology.ie).

    Tá an baile fearainn seo suite le hais mhainistir Achadh Bhó agus bf Fearann na mBráthar (#28031). Mar sin, murar féidir mórán iontaoibh a thabhairt leis an traidisiún áitiúil a luann an Corragánach, is dócha go rinne crois tagairt do ghné eaglasta eile. D’úsáidtí crosa chun teorainn tailte eaglasta a mharcáil, cuir i gcás.

    Cf. 1608 ‘a cross-cut in the earth, called Crosseretagh’ CPR 113 faoi bf Loch an Cheo (#28493).

Centrepoint

52.9198, -7.49498latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1621
Crosse
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 19 J I
1655
Cross
DS
1655
Cross
DS Par. (Reeves)
1655
Crosse & Gurtinrough
DS (Terr.)
1659
Cross
Cen. Leathanach: 491
1660c
Crosse & Gurtinrough
BSD (La) Leathanach: 135
1669
Crosse and Gortnegreagh alias Gortnirough
ASE Leathanach: 192
1685
Crosse
Hib. Del.
1814
Cross
Par. Stat. Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 72, 78
1838
Cross
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: La004,34
1838
Cross
Borris in Ossory Survey 1 Leathanach: La004,34
1838
Cross
BS:AL Leathanach: La004,34
1838
Crosse
DS:AL Leathanach: La004,34
1838
Cross
HCSV:AL Leathanach: La004,34
1838
Crosse
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: La004,34
1838
Cross
OD:AL Leathanach: La004,34
1838
Cross
Lalor, J.:AL Leathanach: La004,34
1838
Cross
Roe, W.:AL Leathanach: La004,34
1838
Cross
Thacker, Rev.:AL Leathanach: La004,34
1838
Cross
Vestry Bk.:AL Leathanach: La004,34

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