Ard na Croise

The village's name derives from the Irish 'Ard na Croise,' literally meaning 'height of the cross.' This designation originates from 1111 when the Bishops of Ireland convened at the Synod of Rathbrassil to establish formal diocesan boundaries across the country. A large wooden cross was erected on high ground at Ardnacrusha to mark the boundary between the Diocese of Limerick and the Diocese of...