BROWSE
townland
Móin Chroise
genitive: Mhóin Chroise
(Irish)
Mountcross
(English)

Glossary

crois, cros
English cross; crossroads
móin, mónaidh
English bogland

Centrepoint

52.2353, -6.55818latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1654–6
Mountross...Mountrosse
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 132
1712
Mount Cross (Ivory-Harvey)
CGn. Imleabhar: 9, Leathanach: 219, Uimhir: 3539
1750
Mountcross (Jeffares)
CGn. Imleabhar: 157, Leathanach: 384, Uimhir: 105197
1771
Oldhall and Monecross...Moncross (Jeffares)
CGn. Imleabhar: 297, Leathanach: 159, Uimhir: 1944002
1813
Mount Cross
Léars. Eastáit Cliffe (LG) Leathanach: 18
1821
Muncross als. Mountcross (Cliff-Johnston)
CGn. Imleabhar: 762, Leathanach: 582, Uimhir: 517717
1830c
Mount Cross
TAB Leathanach: 9
1840
Moncross; Mountcross
Rowe, J.:AL (LG) Maol Rancáin
1840
Mount Cross
Bar. Cons.:AL
1840
Mountcross
BS:AL
1840
Mountcross
Cliff (Prop.):AL (LG)
1840
Mountcross
Freeholders 1832:AL (LG)
1840
Mountcross
Furlong, W.:AL (LG) Maol Rancáin
1840
Mountcross
GJReturn:AL (LG)
1840
Mountcross
Hickey, W., Rev.:AL (LG)
1840
Mountcross
OD:AL

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