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Harold's Cross (Crois Araild in Irish) is a suburb on the southside of Dublin, Ireland. It is situated north of Terenure, west of Rathmines, east of Crumlin and directly south from the Grand Canal at Clanbrassil Street. Dublins Hapenny Bridge. ... Terenure (Tír an Iúir in Irish: Land of the Yew Trees) is a residential suburb of Dublin, Ireland. ... Rathmines is a suburb on the southside of Dublin. ... There are a number of settlements named Crumlin: Crumlin, Caerphilly, is a town in Wales. ...


One explanation of the origin of the name Harold's Cross is that it is derived from the name given to a gallows, which had been placed where the current Harold's Cross park is situated. Harold's Cross was the execution ground for the city of Dublin during the 18th century and earlier. These gallows in Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park are maintained by Arizona State Parks. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...


Another explanation is that it is derived from a stone cross that marked the boundary of lands held by the Danish Harold family of Rathfarmham in early medieval times, reputedly located at what is now a five-road junction on Harold's Cross Road. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...

See also: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

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Harolds Cross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (195 words)
Harold's Cross (Crois Araild in Irish) is a suburb on the southside of Dublin, Ireland.
One explanation of the origin of the name Harold's Cross is that it is derived from the name given to a gallows, which had been placed where the current Harold's Cross park is situated.
Harold's Cross was the execution ground for the city of Dublin during the 18th century and earlier.
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