Griffins Cross

Griffins Cross is a locality in County Clare, Munster. Griffins Cross is situated nearby to the village Parteen, as well as near the locality Larkins Cross.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shannon hydroelectric scheme and St Mary’s Cathedral.

Shannon hydroelectric scheme

Industrial building

The Shannon hydroelectric Scheme was a major development by the Irish Free State in the 1920s to harness the power of the River Shannon. Its product, the Ardnacrusha power plant, is a hydroelectric power station located near Ardnacrusha within County Clare approximately 2.4 kilometres from the Limerick border.

St Mary’s Cathedral

Church

Photo: Sean.magner89, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Saint Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Limerick, Ireland, which is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. St Mary’s Cathedral is situated 4 km southwest of Griffins Cross.

St Munchin’s College

School

St. Munchin's College is a boys–only Roman Catholic secondary school in Limerick, Ireland. It was founded by The Most Reverend John Young, Bishop of Limerick in 1796.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parteen and Ardnacrusha.

Parteen

Village

Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Parteen is a village in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated in the townland of the same name that is part of the civil parish of St Patrick's. It is also part of the ecclesiastical parish of Parteen-Meelick-Coonagh in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick.

Ardnacrusha

Hamlet

Ardnacrusha is a village in County Clare, Ireland, located on the northern bank of the River Shannon. By road, it is 6.6 kilometres north of Limerick. The name derives from the phrase Ard na Croise meaning "the height of the cross", due to a large cross marker placed there in 1111 to mark the boundary of the Diocese of Limerick.