• Welcome to Crossakiel Village
  • Home of the Kells Road Race

With its base in the local village which is situated 6 miles (10 kilometers) from Kells, the origin of handball in Crossakiel can be traced back to 1920 when the court was built of stone which provided a recreational outlet for many decades. Crossakiel’s first handball success was in the early 1920’s when Francis Lynch and Willie McDonnell won the Junior Doubles Championship. Crosskiel Handball Alley

Local Guards were very much involved in those days in 1932. Garda O’Hare and Garda Lynch, Crossakiel, were beaten in the Garda finals. In 1951 the three wall court was demolished and re-built, again a Garda was the driving force, Bill Molloy.

Directions

Coming in from the South (Dublin) - Take the R168 Old Castle Road out of Kells towards Oldcastle and following this for 10km until you come to a fork in the road. Take the left turn signed posted for Crossakiel, which will take you straight into Crossakiel village.

Coming in from the North (Cavan) - There is access to Crossakiel from Carnaross, however, Crossakiel is not sign posted at the crossroads. So if your not familar with the roads, proceed to Kells Town and Take the R168 Old Castle Road out of Kells towards Oldcastle and following this for 10km until you come to a fork in the road. Take the left turn signed posted for Crossakiel, which will take you straight into Crossakiel village.

The Latitude is: 53.71548
The Longitude is -7.01848