Nurney
An Urnaí | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 52°45′02″N 6°54′35″W / 52.7506°N 6.9097°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Carlow |
Elevation | 144 m (472 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+0 ( WET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-1 ( IST ( WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | S736671 |
Nurney ( Irish: An Urnaí) [1] is a village, civil parish and townland in County Carlow, Ireland. [2]
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.
Nurney is home to Nurney Villa, an association football (soccer) club which competes in the Carlow Premier Division.[ citation needed]