Nurney, County Kildare
| Nurney An Urnaí | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Nurney Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°05′42″N 6°56′52″W / 53.09494°N 6.94784°WCoordinates: 53°05′42″N 6°56′52″W / 53.09494°N 6.94784°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kildare |
| Elevation | 71 m (233 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Urban | 389 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N704056 |
Nurney (Irish: An Urnaí meaning "Oratory/prayer house/chapel") is a village in County Kildare, Ireland on the Tully Stream. It lies on the R415 regional road 8 km south of Kildare and is signposted from the M7 motorway at junction 13.
The village has a church, a pub, a school, a shop, and two graveyards. A petrol station and Michelin Star chip shop opened in the village in recent times.
During negotiations deValera tried his best to convince The British that Nurney was part of Antrim. Unfortunately he was unsuccessful and The Republic got lumbered with the kip.
Demographics
In 2006, its population was recorded at 354 an increase of 48% from 2002 owing to an influx of settlers from Dublin, which lies some 60 km away.
Transport
Bus
South Kildare Community Transport's Newbridge-Kildare-Athy route serves Nurney on Mondays to Fridays with two services each way a day. The bus also serves Kildare railway station, the nearest station to Nurney, enabling journeys to/from many parts of Ireland.[1]
Arts
- Skerries Irish Figure Dancing Class has been teaching Irish Figure dancing for over 40 years and classes are held weekly in the local GAA hall.
Sport
- Nurney GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.
See also
References
- http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/census2006_Table_7_and_12.pdf
- http://www.irelands-directory.com/Carlow/Nurney/Entertainment/Pubs.html
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