Harold’s Cross

Harold's Cross is an affluent urban village and inner suburb on the south side of , in the postal district D6W. The River Poddle runs through it, though largely in an underground culvert, and it holds a major cemetery, Mount Jerome, and Our Lady's Hospice.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Jerome Cemetery & Crematorium and Dublin Mosque.

Cemetery
Mount Jerome Cemetery & Crematorium is situated in Harold's Cross on the south side of , Ireland. Since its foundation in 1836, it has witnessed over 300,000 burials.

Mosque
is a mosque on the South Circular Road, Dublin in . It is the headquarters of the Islamic Foundation of Ireland. The Donore Presbyterian Church was constructed in the 1860s in the style of a 13th-century English church.

is a major Irish government complex, conference centre, and tourist attraction. It is located off Dame Street in central Dublin. Originally a chosen for its position at the highest point of central Dublin, it was mostly rebuilt, from the late 17th century onward, as a Georgian palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portobello and Rathmines.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an area of in Ireland, within the southern city centre and bounded to the south by the . It came into existence as a small suburb south of the city in the 18th century, centred on Richmond Street.

Suburb
is an inner suburb on the Southside of Dublin in Ireland. It begins at the southern side of the Grand Canal and stretches along the Road as far as to the south, to the east, and Harold's Cross to the west.

Suburb
Dolphin's Barn is an inner city suburb of , , situated on the Southside of the city in the Dublin 8, and partially in the Dublin 12, postal district.

Harold’s Cross

Latitude
53.32631° or 53° 19′ 35″ north
Longitude
-6.278° or 6° 16′ 41″ west
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
9C5M8PGC+GQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1419161883
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3315320
Wiki­data ID
Q2086279
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Harold’s Cross” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Harold’s Cross
  • Dutch: Harold’s Cross
  • German: Harold’s Cross
  • Irish: Crois Araild
  • Russian: Гарольд-Кросс
  • Scottish Gaelic: Cros Araild
  • Swedish: Harold’s Cross
  • Swedish: Harolds Cross

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