Nurney An Urnaí | |
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Village | |
 St. John's Church | |
  Nurney Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°45′02″N6°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 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 ]
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