Ardnacrusha ( ga, Ard na Croise) is a village in
County Clare
County Clare ( ga, Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Southern Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,81 ...
,
Munster,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
, located on the northern bank of the
River Shannon. By road, it is north of
Limerick
Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...
. The name derives from the phrase ''Ard na Croise'' meaning "the height of the cross", due to a large cross marker placed there in 1111 to mark the boundary of the
Diocese of Limerick.
In 1841, the village consisted of 17 houses and a population of 136. In 2002, the population was 926.
Ardnacrusha is located near the site of the
Ardnacrusha power plant
The Shannon hydroelectric Scheme was a major development by the Irish Free State in the 1920s to harness the power of the River Shannon. Its product, the Ardnacrusha power plant, is a hydroelectric power station which is still producing power to ...
, constructed in the 1920s.
[ By 1935, it was producing 80 per cent of Ireland's electricity.]
See also
* List of towns and villages in Ireland
* List of towns in the Republic of Ireland/2006 Census Records
References
External links
Towns and villages in County Clare
Populated places on the River Shannon
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