Ardcroney
Ardcroney
Irish: Ard Cróine | |
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Village | |
.jpg) Ardcroney Church of Ireland Church which was moved to Bunratty Folk park | |
  Ardcroney Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°56′12″N 8°09′15″W / 52.93667°N 8.15417°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Tipperary |
Ardcroney, officially Ardcrony (Irish: Ard Cróine, meaning 'Cronia's height'),[1] is a village and townland on the N52 National secondary road 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Nenagh in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is also forms a civil parish in the historical barony of Ormond Lower. It is halfway between Nenagh and Borrisokane.
Buildings of note
Ardcroney Church is a T-plan gable-fronted church, built in 1838. Along with a later (c.1975) detached round bell tower with conical slate roof is listed as a protected structure by Tipperary County Council (RPS Ref S583). The local Church Of Ireland church was moved to Bunratty folk park where it was unveiled in 1998.[2][3] A burial mound is located about 2km east of Ardcroney, it is listed as a national monument and is in state care.[4][5]
Sport
Ardcroney is home to a Junior soccer club, Ardcroney FC.[6] Set up in 1982 it currently has a Junior, Youth, u16, u14, 12 and 2 u10 teams.
See also
References
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=TN®no=22401505
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/7755/ardcroney.html
- ^ http://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-tipperary-north.pdf
- ^ Ardcroney FC Archived November 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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