Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross
Crossybrennan, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Crossybrennan
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- KK010-104----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Shearman (1876-8, 196) mentions that, 'near Bysert is a small townland, "Crossy Brenan," i.e., St. Brenan's Cross, where doubtless in times long past the symbol of Redemption was erected by the St. Brendan of Dysert'. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 454), 'Crossybrenan, Irish sound, Crush-ee-Vraeno-ing, i.e. Crois Ui Bhraenáin, O'Brenan's Cross. A field here called "the crush," bordering on the River Dinin, marks the site of the Cross'. The presumption that the townland name suggests the presence of a cross may be erroneous as the 'cross' element may also refer to a named crossroads associated with a Brennan surname [https://www.logainm.ie/en/26593?s=crossybrennan].
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 14 January 2019
References
Carrigan, Rev. W. 1905 (Reprint 1981) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory, 4 vols. Kilkenny. Roberts Books and Wellbrook Press.
Shearman, Rev. J.F. 1876-8 Loca Patriciana – Part XI. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 14, 188-245.