Hurlers Cross

Hurlers Cross is a small village in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated close to Shannon, [County Clare|Shannon Town] and from both Sixmilebridge and Newmarket-on-Fergus. It forms a part of Newmarket-on-Fergus parish.

Etymology

The name is derived from the meeting of three roads: one to Ennis, one to Limerick and one to Sixmilebridge. The last named is now closed off at the western end of the village, following the opening of a dual-carriageway bypass serving the Limerick to Ennis route, which has taken away the heavy traffic that was once a feature of Hurlers Cross.