Suncroft
| Suncroft Crochta na Gréine | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
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Old graveyard in Suncroft | |
  Suncroft Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°06′28″N 6°51′40″W / 53.10780°N 6.86120°WCoordinates: 53°06′28″N 6°51′40″W / 53.10780°N 6.86120°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kildare |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Urban | 735 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N761071 |
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1981 | 571 | — |
| 1986 | 513 | −10.2% |
| 1991 | 520 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 490 | −5.8% |
| 2002 | 498 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 607 | +21.9% |
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Suncroft (Irish: Crochta na Gréine) is a village in County Kildare, Ireland, south of The Curragh and east of Kildare Town.
Name
The name Suncroft means “a sun blessed croft”.
Suncroft was named by a priest who was walking in the croft (or field) long ago, the sun was shining so brightly on the field that he decided to name the place Suncroft.[2]
Education
Primary
The primary school in the town is Suncroft National School (Irish: Scoil Bhride, Crochta na Gréine).[3]
Population
As of 2006, Suncroft has a population of 607.
Transport
Bus Éireann route 126 serves the village once a day in each direction (not Sundays) providing a link to/from Kildare, Newbridge, Naas and Dublin. The nearest railway stations are Kildare railway station and Newbridge railway station.
Sport
- Suncroft A.F.C. is the local football club.
- Suncroft GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.
See also
References
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