Mainistir na Croiche Naoimhe

Holy Cross derives from Irish Mainistir na Croiche Naoimhe, literally 'Monastery of the Holy Cross'—mainistir denoting monastery, croise meaning cross, and naoimhe signifying holy. The name encompasses both a civil parish spanning 32.9 km² across the baronies of Eliogarty and Middlethird in County Tipperary, and the remarkable Holy Cross Abbey at its centre. The Cistercian monastery was establ...