Nurney, County Carlow
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For the village of the same name in County Kildare, see Nurney, County Kildare.
| Nurney Irish: Urnaí Nurnai | |
| County Carlow | |
|---|---|
 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
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Nurney, County Carlow) |
References
- ↑ Townlands.ie: Nurney Townland, Co. Carlow
- ↑ "Nurney National School". http://www.bagenalstownparish.ie/2010/01/nurney-national-school/. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ "Saint John's Church of Ireland Church, Nurney, County Carlow". Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CW®no=10301228. Retrieved 15 January 2016.