BROWSE
townland
An Chros Ard
genitive: na Croise Airde
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Crossard
(English)

Glossary

English height; high
crois, cros
English cross; crossroads

Centrepoint

52.473, -7.74052latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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Nóta
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Nóta
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Nóta
c.1200
Croshard
Reg. St. Jn. B. Leathanach: 303, 312
c.1200
Crossard
Reg. St. Jn. B. Leathanach: 282
c.1210
Crossard
Reg. St. Jn. B. Leathanach: 283
c.1230
Crossard
Reg. St. Jn. B. Leathanach: 290
1432
Crohard
COD Leathanach: III.93
1536-1537
Crossard
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: 1.7
1541
Crossard
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 330
1544
Crosarde
F Leathanach: 397
1595
Croshard
F Leathanach: 5950
1617
Clossard
CPR Leathanach: 315a
1617
Crossard
CPR Leathanach: 315a
1654
Crossard
CS I Leathanach: 185-187, 208
c.1655
Crossard
DS (s) (TÁ)
1659
Crossyeard
Cen. Leathanach: 305
1659
Crosard
(Car. II)
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: III.351
1840
Crossard or Crossawn
BS:AL
1840
Crossard or Cassown
Co. Pres. Bk.:AL
1840
Crossard or Crossawn
T. Daniel, etc.
Finné:AL
1840
Cros Árd, 'high cross', or Crosán 'little cross'
OD:AL

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