Nurney, County Kildare
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Location
Nurney lies on the R415 regional road 8 km south of Kildare and is signposted from the M7 motorway at junction 13.
Transport
South Kildare Community Transport's Newbridge-Kildare-Athy bus route serves Nurney on Mondays to Fridays with two services each way a day. The bus also serves Kildare railway station, the nearest station to Nurney, enabling journeys to/from many parts of Ireland.[2]
Amenities
The village has a church, a pub, a school, a shop and two graveyards. A petrol station and a takeaway shop have opened in the village in recent times.
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Demographics
In 2006, Nurney's population was recorded at 354, an increase of 48% from 2002 owing to an influx of settlers from Dublin, which lies approximately 60 km away.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". By the time of the 2016 census, the population had increased to 456 people.[3]
Sport
- Nurney GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.
See also
References
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