Nurney, County Carlow

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Nurney
Irish: Urnaí Nurnai
County Carlow
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St John's Church, Nurney, County Carlow
Location
Grid reference: S736671
Location: 52°45’2"N, 6°54’35"W
Data
Population: 2,039  (2002)
Local Government

Nurney is a village in County Carlow, and the townland in which it stands.[1]

The name of the village is from the Irish Urnaí Nurnai, meaning "The Prayer".

Historic sites

The name of the village suggests that there may have been a monastic site on the site in the 4th or 5th century.

St John's Church (Church of Ireland) is a listed structure, which was built by the local landlord John Bruen in the 1780s along with a schoolhouse.[2]

Nurney Cross, located near St. John's Church,[3] is a very early example of a high cross and is a National Monument.

Sport

  • Football: Nurney Villa

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