Nurney (Irish: Urnaí Nurnai, meaning 'The Prayer') is a village in County Carlow, Ireland.[1]

Nurney Urnaí Nurnai
Village
St. John's Church
Nurney Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°45′02″N 6°54′35″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

Historic sites

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.[2]

Nurney Cross, located near St. John's Church,[3] is a very early example of a high cross and is a National Monument.

Sports

Nurney is home to Nurney Villa, an association football (soccer) club which competes in the Carlow Premier Division.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

На других языках

[ru] Нёрни (Карлоу)