It lies within the civil parish of Ballymyre and the townland of Corlat (from Irish Corr Leacht, meaning 'round hill of the monument').

The original public house stood a few hundred yards away, at the bottom of the Ballymoyer Road.

The old creamery was held in high regard and was once noted for producing fine butter and cheese for rich Irish households.

The most notable incident in Whitecross during The Troubles was the shooting dead of three Catholic brothers by the Ulster Volunteer Force on 4 January 1976.

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