Hurlers Cross

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Hurlers Cross
Cros an Iománaí
Location
Location of Hurlers Cross
centerMap highlighting Hurlers Cross
Irish grid reference
R402624
Statistics
Province: Munster
County: County Clare
Elevation: sea level
Population (2002) 8,561 
Website: www.shannon.ie
Hurlers Cross seen from the old road
Hurlers Cross seen from the old road

Hurlers Cross (Cros an Iománaí in Irish) is a small town in County Clare, southwestern Ireland, situated close to Shannon Town and some 6 km from both Sixmilebridge and Newmarket-on-Fergus. It forms a part of Newmarket-on-Fergus parish.

The name is derived from the meeting of three roads: to Shannon, Newmarket-on-Fergus, and Limerick. The last named is now closed off at the western end of the town, following the opening of a dual-carriageway bypass (N18/N19) serving the Limerick to Shannon route, which has taken away the heavy traffic that was once a feature of Hurlers Cross.


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Coordinates: 52°43′1″N 8°50′51″W / 52.71694, -8.8475