Hurlers Cross
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Hurlers Cross
Cros an Iománaí | |
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Village | |
![]() Hurlers Cross seen from the old road | |
Coordinates: 52°43′01″N 8°50′51″W / 52.7170°N 8.8474°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Clare |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Urban | 8,561 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | R402624 |
Website | www |
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: one to Ennis and (later) Shannon, one to Limerick and one Sixmilebridge. 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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