Hurlers Cross Cros an Iománaí
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Hurlers Cross seen from the old road | |
Hurlers Cross
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Coordinates: | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Clare |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Urban | 8,561 |
Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
• Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
Irish Grid Reference | R402624 |
Website | www.shannon.ie |
Hurlers Cross (Irish: Cros an Iománaí) is a small village in County Clare, situated close to Shannon Town and 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, Ennis and Limerick. The last named is now closed off at the western end of the village, following the opening of a dual-carriageway bypass (N18/N19) serving the Limerick to Ennis route, which has taken away the heavy traffic that was once a feature of Hurlers Cross.
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