BROWSE
townland
Droim na Croise
genitive: Dhroim na Croise
(Irish)
Drumnacross
(English)

Glossary

crois, cros
English cross; crossroads
droim, drom
English ridge

Centrepoint

53.7396, -7.66239latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1591
Cartrone Aghenecrose (Gerald m’Rosse O Ferrall)
F Leathanach: 5545
1602
Dromynacroyse (Donell O Ferrall)
F Leathanach: 6699
1604
Dromednacrosse (Donill Mc.Fergus O’ Ferrall)
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 Jac.1
1611
Aghnecrosse otherwise Dromnecrosse
CPR Leathanach: 199b
1612
Dromenecrosse
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1629
Dromnacross
Cotton Map
1655
Drumnacross
DS
1659
Drumincross
Cen.
c.1660
Drumnacross
BSD Leathanach: 162
1671
Drumnacrosse or Drumacrosse
ASE Leathanach: 108
1773
Drumnacross
CGn. Leathanach: 298.210.197144
1813
Drumnacross
Edgeworth
1835
Drumnacross
BS:AL
1835
Drumna Crosse
DS:AL
1835
Dromednacrosse
Inq. J I:AL
1835
Dromenecrosse
Inq. J I:AL
1835
Druim na croise, “ridge or long hill of the cross”
OD:AL
1835
Dromednacrosse
Inq. J I:AL
1835
Dromenecrosse
Inq. J I:AL
1835
Drumnacross
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1908
Druim na Croise, “ridge of the cross”
MacGivney Leathanach: 107
2007
dromnəˈkrɑs
Áit.

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