placenamesPower's Cross
Crois an Phaoraigh
Two reported episodes place this small east Galway locality in the national news.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Crois an Phaoraigh · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Power's Cross · English · main form
Place & story
Ireland’s first Lotto millionaire
Rita Power of Power’s Cross became Ireland’s first Lotto millionaire in 1989. A Connacht Tribune obituary in 2023 recalled how a second ticket, bought at her request in Portumna, brought the win. Rita and her husband John Joe continued working their small farm at Power’s Cross and shared the winnings among their family. [2]
Storm damage in 2025
Reporting after Storm Éowyn in February 2025, RTÉ visited organic grower Dermot O’Mara at Power’s Cross, outside Abbey. His polytunnels had been destroyed, disrupting a business supplying shops and restaurants across Galway and Tipperary. He appealed for government help to repair the damage and restart production, illustrating the storm’s impact on local horticulture. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Galway
- Barony
- Leitrim
- Civil parish
- Ballynakill
- Within
- Derryvunlam
- Coordinates
- 53.07720, -8.32831 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 131023 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Power's Cross. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Death of first Lotto millionaire, 9 April 2023 · Connacht Tribune reporter
- Galway farmers appeal for Govt supports after storm, 5 February 2025 · RTÉ News
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.