BROWSE
townland
Baile na Croise
genitive: Bhaile na Croise
(Irish)
Crosstown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
crois, cros
English cross; crossroads

Centrepoint

52.3544, -6.46053latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1654
Crosstowne, Crostowne
CS (LG) Leathanach: 113
1655
Crowestowne
DS Comp. (LG)
1659
Cros towne
Cen. Leathanach: 544
1660
Crowestown
BSD (LG) Leathanach: 37
1667
Crossetton als Crowestowne (Albemarle)
ASE Leathanach: 144
1685
Crosstown (Eliz. Vivors)
Will Abstrs. Leathanach: 339
1685c
Crowestow-
Hib. Del.
1725
Ballynecrossy (éiginnte; sílim go raibh sé seo i bpar. Chill Phádraig)
CGn. Imleabhar: 43, Leathanach: 458, Uimhir: 28968
1834
Crossettone ows. Crowstown ows. Crosstowne
CGn. Imleabhar: 19, Leathanach: 159, Uimhir: 408
1840
Baile na Croise 'town of the cross'
OD:AL
1840
Crosstown
BS:AL

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