Suncroft
Suncroft
Crochta na Gréine | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Old graveyard in Suncroft | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kildare |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Urban | 735 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N761071 |
| 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”. Also known as "Scumcroft" due to the local riff raff.
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
- ^ http://www.cso.ie/census and http://www.histpop.org.
- ^ http://www.suncroftnationalschool.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70:how-did-suncroft-get-its-name&catid=44:suncroft-village&Itemid=26
- ^ http://www.suncroftnationalschool.ie/
