Information about Cross

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Cross
Irish Form of Name:
Translation:
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Cross Local name
Comment:
no name
Description:
The name of a cross roads where there is a village or a collection of houses.
Situation:
N. of Tooreen E. and W. townlands.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Cross is in Tooreen East townland.