Suncroft

Suncroft (Irish: Crochta na Gréine)[3] is a village in County Kildare, Ireland, south of The Curragh and east of Kildare Town. As of 2016, Suncroft had a population of 746.[1]

Suncroft

Crochta na Gréine
Town
Old graveyard in Suncroft
Suncroft
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°06′28″N 6°51′40″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Kildare
Population
 (2016)[1]
746
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceN761071

Name

The name Suncroft means “a sun blessed croft”. According to local folklore, Suncroft was named by a priest who was walking in the croft (or field), and the sun was shining so brightly on the field that he decided to name the place Suncroft.[4]

Education

The primary school in the town is Suncroft National School (in Irish Scoil Bhride, Crochta na Gréine).[5]

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, and Suncroft GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.

See also

References
  1. "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Suncroft". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  2. cso.ie/census and histpop.org
  3. "Crochta na Gréine / Suncroft". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  4. "How Did Suncroft Get its Name?". suncroftnationalschool.ie. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
  5. "Suncroft National School". suncroftnationalschool.ie. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
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