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Harolds Cross is thought to have got it's name from a cross which marked the boundary of the lands of the Archbishop of Dublin (Ball 1906, 149-152; Mac Giolla-Phadraig 1954, 27-28). Not precisely located.
The cross in Harolds Cross, Dublin, is believed to have marked the boundary of the Archbishop of Dublin's lands, likely erected in the early medieval period. Its name and probable ecclesiastical significance reflect the influence of the archdiocese in the area during the medieval era.

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