placenamesHackballs Cross
Crois an Mhaoir
Hackballs Cross is a population centre in Louth. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationHackballs Cross54.03001° N · 6.51953° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ie
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Crois an Mhaoir · Irish · main form · validated name
- Hackballs Cross · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Louth
- Barony
- Dundalk Upper
- Civil parish
- Barronstown
- Coordinates
- 54.03001, -6.51953 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 132321 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Hackballs Cross. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.