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meaning "the height of the cross", due to a large cross marker placed there in 1111 to mark the boundary of the
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In 1841, the village consisted of 17 houses and a population of 136. In 2002, the population was 926.
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This article is about the village. For the power plant, see
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Ardnacrusha (village)
Shannon hydroelectric scheme
Ardnacrusha Power Plant
Ardnacrusha is located in Ireland
52°42′30″N 8°36′44″W / 52.708333°N 8.612222°W / 52.708333; -8.612222
Ireland
Province
Munster
County
County Clare
Time zone
UTC+0
WET
DST
UTC-1
IST
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Irish Grid Reference
R583618
Irish
County Clare
Munster
Ireland
River Shannon
Limerick
Diocese of Limerick
Ardnacrusha power plant
List of towns and villages in Ireland
List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland/2006 census
"Ardnacrusha"

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