Redcross
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Redcross Irish: An Chrois Dhearg | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Redcross on the R754 regional road | |
  Redcross Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°52′59″N 6°09′00″W / 52.883°N 6.150°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Wicklow |
| Population | |
| • Total | 278 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | T246838 |
Redcross (Irish: An Chrois Dhearg, formerly Baile Domhnaill Rua) is a village and also a civil parish in County Wicklow, Ireland. It lies on the R754 regional road, about 3 km (1.9 mi) east of the N11 national primary route.
Townlands[edit]
The civil parish of Redcross comprises the following twenty-nine townlands: Ballintim, Ballinvally Lower, Ballinvally Upper, Ballycapple, Ballydonnell, Ballygillaroe, Ballykean (Annesley), Ballykean (Penrose), Ballykean (Stringer), Ballynamona, Ballyrogan Lower, Ballyrogan Upper, Blindwood, Chapel, Coolanearl, Crone Lower, Crone Upper, Kilmacrea Lower, Kilmacrea Upper, Kilmacoo, Kilmurry North, Kilmurry South, Oghil Lower, Oghil Upper, Rahaval, Redcross, Springfarm, Templelyon Lower, and Templelyon Upper.[2]
Village[edit]
Redcross is a small village set amongst a number of low hills. The R754 passes through the village and there is a post office, two shops and a public house, as well as two caravan parks. Amenities include a golf course, a sports hall, tennis courts, a bowling ground and a wine bar.[3] The church, a small building without a tower or spire, was built in 1829, when the parishes of Kilbride, Dunganstown and Castlemacadam were united.[4]
Notable visitors[edit]
The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein stayed at a farmhouse in Redcross in 1948.[5] Durganstown is the ancestral home of President John F. Kennedy.[6]
The village Redcross has been used for the setting of a number of films, one of these being Durango, based on a book by John B. Keane.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Redcross". Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Redcross". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Redcross". Visit Wicklow. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Redcross". Genuki. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ Malcolm, N. (1958), Ludwig Wittgenstein: A Memoir, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 79ff.
- ^ Heymann, C. David (2008). American Legacy: The Story of John and Caroline Kennedy. Atria Books. ISBN 978-0743497398.
