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Crosserlough

Civil parish in County Cavan, Ireland

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name	Crosserlough
native_name	ga
settlement_type	Civil parish
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pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Ireland
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Ireland
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Ulster
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	County Cavan
unit_pref	Metric

Crosserlough (), historically known as Cros Ar Loch, is a large civil parish in southern County Cavan in Ireland. It is located between Ballyjamesduff and Lough Sheelin. The parish consists of the village of Kilnaleck, the townland of Drumkilly and the small settlement of Crosserlough. The latter is at the northern edge of the eponymous townland.

History

Kill graveyard near Kilnaleck with the remains of a church

Historical sites in Crosserlough include dolmen (portal tomb) sites in Duffcastle and Kildrumferton and several ring forts throughout the parish. There is also a mass rock from the time of the Penal Laws in Lehery. Kill Cemetery is associated with a number of folktales, including the shooting of a priest for saying mass during the Penal era.

Facilities

There are three Catholic churches in Crosserlough, which is a Catholic parish in the Diocese of Kilmore. These include St Mary's Church (the main parish church built in 1888) in the townland of Cullow, in the Crosserlough area. The other two Catholic churches are in the village of Kilnaleck (St Patrick's) and in Drumkilly (St Joseph's). There is also a Church of Ireland church, at Kildrumferton, which was rebuilt in 1812.

The national (primary) schools in the parish are located at Kilnaleck, Drumkilly and Crosserlough. There are also several pubs, grocery shops, a post office, a pharmacy, a butcher's shop, a garage, barbers, drapery shop, a number of takeaway restaurants, a hairdresser, a beautician and a car dealership in Kilnaleck.

Sport

The local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club is Crosserlough GFC. The club has won the Cavan Senior Football Championship on several occasions, including 7 back-to-back titles from 1966 to 1972. Crosserlough also fields a Ladies Gaelic football team, which won the Cavan Senior Ladies' Football Championship in 2021. Crosserlough GFC has its grounds outside Kilnaleck village. Innyvale Athletic Club is also based in Kilnaleck.

People

John Comiskey, a Chicago-based Democratic politician, and father of Charles Comiskey, owner of the Chicago White Sox in the early part of the 20th century, was born here in 1826 and emigrated to the US in the mid-19th century.

References

"Cill Droim Feartáin / Crosserlough". Placenames Database of Ireland.
"Civil Parish of Crosserlough, Co. Cavan".
"Crosserlough - Our Three Churches".
(1837). "[[A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland]]". Lewis.
"Club Titles - Cavan".
(12 October 2021). "Crosserlough reclaim Keating Cup with final success". Anglo Celt.
"Crosserlough GFC - Contact".
"Innyvale Athletics Club - About Us".
Hornbaker, Tim. (4 March 2014). "Turning the Black Sox White: The Misunderstood Legacy of Charles A. Comiskey". Sports Publishing.

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