Nurney
An Urnaí
Village
St. John's Church
St. John's Church
Nurney is located in Ireland
Nurney
Nurney
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°45′02″N 6°54′35″W / 52.7506°N 6.9097°W / 52.7506; -6.9097
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Carlow
Elevation
144 m (472 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceS736671

Nurney (Irish: An Urnaí)[1] is a village, civil parish and townland in County Carlow, Ireland.[2]

Historic sites

The name 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.[3]

Nurney Cross, located near St. John's Church,[4] is a very early example of a high cross and is a National Monument.

Sports

Nurney is home to Nurney Villa, an association football (soccer) club which competes in the Carlow Premier Division.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "An Urnaí/Nurney". logainm.ie. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Nurney Townland, Co. Carlow". Townlands.ie. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Nurney National School". Bagnelstown Parish. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Saint John's Church of Ireland Church, Nurney, County Carlow". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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