Suncroft

Suncroft (Irish: Crochta na Gréine)^[3] is a village in County Kildare, Ireland, south of The Curragh and east of Kildare Town. As of 2016, Suncroft had a population of 746.^[1]

Suncroft Crochta na Gréine
Village
Old graveyard in Suncroft
Suncroft Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°06′28″N 6°51′40″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Kildare
Population  (2016)[1]	746
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	N761071

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	571	—
1986	513	−10.2%
1991	520	+1.4%
1996	490	−5.8%
2002	498	+1.6%
2006	607	+21.9%
2011	735	+21.1%
2016	746	+1.5%
[2]

Name

The name Suncroft means "a sun-blessed croft". According to local folklore, Suncroft was named by a priest who was walking in the croft (or field), and the sun was shining so brightly on the field that he decided to name the place Suncroft.^[4]

Education

The primary school in the town is Suncroft National School (in Irish Scoil Bhride, Crochta na Gréine).^[5]

Transport

Bus Éireann route 126 serves the village once a day in each direction (not Sundays) providing a link to/from Kildare, Newbridge, Naas and Dublin. The nearest railway stations are Kildare railway station and Newbridge railway station.

Sport

Suncroft A.F.C. is the local football club, and Suncroft GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland