BROWSE
townland
An Chrois
genitive: na Croise
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cross (Boyd)
(English)

Glossary

crois, cros
English cross; crossroads

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

54.2076, -10.0742latitude, longitude
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Properties

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Historical references

1198
Crosrechig
Pont. Hib. Leathanach: I, 104
1400
[the cell of St. Mary,] Cros, [the priory of Crosrathig]
CPL Leathanach: v 333
1418
Chroys
CPL Leathanach: vii 91
1427
Cros, [the prior of] Inysgluayr alias
CPL Leathanach: viii 59
1428
Cros, Inysgluayr alias de
CPL Leathanach: vii 559
1448c
[William Roste (or Rosce)... of St. Brandan’s, Crosrayn]
CPL Leathanach: x 413
1457
[Cros, To the priors of Achros and]
CPL Leathanach: xi 308
1475c
[To the priors of St. Brendan’s, Cros, and] Insula Mury alias Achros
CPL Leathanach: xiii 475
1475c
[Cros, To the priors of Achris and]
CPL Leathanach: xiii 673
1492
[To the prior of the monastery of St. Brandan, Cros]
CPL Leathanach: xvi, cxxvii
1585
as in right of the abby of Crosse called the lowne Crosse 4 qrs
CBC Leathanach: 96
1585
the Crosse... 3 qrs... the abby of Crosse
CBC Leathanach: 102
1600c
Abb. Crosse
Conn. Map
1617
Croisse
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: I.183
1618
Crosse
CPR Leathanach: 368
1635
Crosse, the 2 qrs of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §56
1661
Cross 2 Qrs.
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 202
1685
Crogh [sic]
Hib. Del.
1691
Crogh
Morden Map
1711
Cross
CGn. Imleabhar: 6.262.2102
1715c
Crogh
Overton & Morden
1721
two qrs of land called Cross… the Lough of Cross
CGn. Imleabhar: 29.505.18489
1740
Cross
CGn. Imleabhar: 99.227.60826
1750
Cross
CGn. Imleabhar: 141.146.94755
1751
Cross
CGn. Imleabhar: 141.554.99695
1754
Cross
CGn. Imleabhar: 169.85.112879
1756
Cross
CGn. Imleabhar: 181.73.119978
1759
lands of Cross, Ardmore, Cluneen, the island of Inisglory
CGn. Imleabhar: 201.173.132366
1759
Cross
CGn. Imleabhar: 201.245.104450
1766
the farm of Cross, Ardmore & Sandyhills
CGn. Imleabhar: 249.246.160611
1766
Patrick Wallace of Cloonine to Jacob Wallace… two quarters of Cross
CGn. Imleabhar: 250.42.159621
1780
Cross
CGn. Imleabhar: 336.118.224083
1788
Cross
CGn. Imleabhar: 396.328.261490
1788
Cross
CGn. Imleabhar: 399.56.262861
1830
Cross, P. of Cross, Church, Burying Ground
Bald
1834
Cross Boyde
TAB Leathanach: §1
1838
Cross Boyd
OD:AL Leathanach: ME109,31
1838
[Cross (Boyd)]
"there is a burial ground & the remains of an old building. commonly called 'the Abbey of Cross Boyd' or 'Cross Abbey'. About a half mile E. of this there is another burial ground which is evidently of a later date than the former" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME109,31
1838
Cross Boyde
BS:AL Leathanach: ME109,31
1838
Cross Boyd
TAB:AL Leathanach: ME109,31
1838
Cross Boyde
Maj. Bingham : AL Leathanach: ME109,31
1838
Cross
"Cross in Co Map" [pl];
CM:AL Leathanach: ME109,31
1838
Cross Boyde
Leases 1707 (Shaen):AL Leathanach: ME109,31

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