Nurney () is a village in County Kildare,

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 ...

, on the Tully Stream.

Location

Nurney lies on the R415 regional road 8 km south of

Kildare Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional ce ...

and is signposted from the M7 motorway at junction 13.

Transport

South Kildare Community Transport's Newbridge-

- Athy bus route serves Nurney on Mondays to Fridays with two services each way a day. The bus also serves

Kildare railway station Kildare railway station is a railway station on the Dublin to Cork Railway line and Dublin commuter service. It is also the changing-point for passengers to/from services to Waterford. It has three tracks, one for through services and two pl ...

, the nearest station to Nurney, enabling journeys to/from many parts of Ireland.

Amenities

The village has a church, a pub, a school, a shop and two graveyards. A petrol station and a takeaway shop opened in the village in recent times. Skerries Irish Figure Dancing Class has been teaching Irish Figure dancing for over 40 years and classes are held weekly in the local GAA hall.

Demographics

In 2006, Nurney's population was recorded at 354, an increase of 48% from 2002 owing to an influx of settlers from

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...

, which lies approximately 60 km away. By the time of the 2016 census, the population had increased to 456 people.

Sport

* Nurney GAA is the local

Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include t ...

club.

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