BROWSE
townland
Baile Croise
genitive: Bhaile Croise
(Irish)
Ballycross
(English)

Glossary

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

Centrepoint

52.2236, -6.57025latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1382
Balicros (Inspeximus and Confirmation of the Earl of Pemb. Charter to Tintern by King Richard II)
Hore Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 19
1540
Ballycrosse
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 359
1541
Ballycross (Richard Ketyng ; Chronicles of Tintern)
Hore Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 85
1552
Ballycrosse
F Alt: 1059
1566
Ballycross (Chronicles of Tintern)
Hore Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 100
1566
Ballycrosse
Hore Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 100
1568–9
Ballycrosse
F Alt: 1259
1605
Ballicrosse
CPR Leathanach: 71a
1625
Ballycrosse (Nic. Walsh)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 4 C I
1627
Ballygrosse (Ant. Colclough)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 13 C I
1633
Rathrowan al’ Ballicrosse
Inq. Lag. Alt: 77 Ch I
1637
Ballycrosse
Inq. Lag. Alt: 119 Ch I
1641c
Ballycrosse (James Whitty)
Wexford Rebel List 1641 Leathanach: 40
1654–6
Balle Crosse
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 132
1654–6
BalleCrosse
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 134
1654–6
Ballecrosse (Saesar Colclough)
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 134
1655–7
Ballycrosse
DS
1659
Ballyrosse
Cen. Leathanach: 539
1659
Ballyrosse
Cen. Leathanach: 539
1659
Ballyrosse
Cen. Leathanach: 539
1685c
Ballicross
Hib. Del.
1830c
Ballycross
TAB Leathanach: 1
1840
Baile na croise, 'town of the cross, or crosstown'
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 9
1840
Ballycross
Bar. Cons.:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 9
1840
Ballycross
BS:AL Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 9
1840
Ballycross
Freeholders:AL (LG) Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 9
1840
Ballycross
GJReturn:AL (LG) Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 9
1840
Ballycross
King, Rev.:AL (LG)
1840
Ballycross
Rowe, J.:AL (LG) An Chill Mhór

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