Crusheen () is a small village in

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, Ireland, in the

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Crusheen (Inchicronan) Crusheen (), formerly called Inchicronan (), is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. There is also a catholic parish Crusheen, covering the same area. The parish lies to the northeast of Ennis. It contains the villages of Crusheen and Ballinr ...

Location

The village is 10 kilometres northeast of

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on the R458 road to

Gort Gort ( or ) is a town of around 2,800 inhabitants in County Galway in the west of Ireland. Located near the border with County Clare, the town lies between the Burren and the Slieve Aughty and is served by the R458 road (Ireland), R458 and R460 ...

. It is in the parish of Crusheen (Inchicronan) in the

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. The parish church of St Cronan is in Crusheen. The village consists of the church, Garda station, two public houses, post office, a supermarket, petrol station, funeral home. The local GAA club is

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. There is also a community centre and a national (primary) school. Crusheen National School, also known as Inchicronan Central National School, had an enrollment of 147 pupils as of September 2021. The main

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television and radio transmitter at

Maghera mountain The Maghera transmission site is situated on a 400 metre (1000 foot) hill () located at Killanena in the East of County Clare, Ireland. It is home to one of 2RN's network of radio and television transmitters. History The Maghera television t ...

is located east-northeast of the village. According to census results, the

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surrounding Crusheen saw 20% population growth between 2006 and 2011 (from 720 to 864 people). In the same period (2006–2011), the village population grew from 377 to 467 people. As of the 2022 census, the village had a population of 649. Villages which are close to Crusheen include

Barefield Barefield or Gortlumman () is a village and townland in County Clare, Ireland. It is located on the R458 road, with the M18 national primary road between Ennis and Gort Gort ( or ) is a town of around 2,800 inhabitants in County Galway in ...

, Ballinruan, Clooney and Ruan.

Transport

The M18 motorway passes west of the village and provides a connection with

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Limerick Limerick ( ; ) is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. W ...

and

Shannon Airport Shannon Airport () is an international airport located in County Clare in Ireland. It is adjacent to the Shannon Estuary and lies halfway between Ennis and Limerick. With almost 2 million passengers in 2023, the airport is the third busiest ...

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provides an hourly service to the area via route number 51. A former train station,

Crusheen railway station Crusheen railway station is a closed railway station in the village of Crusheen, County Clare in Ireland. The station, which was originally built in the 1860s, was closed in 1976 for passenger traffic and in the 1990s for freight traffic. In 2 ...

, provided passengers services to the village from the mid-19th century until its closure in 1976.

Notable people

Cian Dillon Cian Dillon (born 30 October 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays for club side Crusheen. He usually plays as a left corner-back, but can also be deployed as a full-back. Dillon was a member of the Clare senior hurling team that won the 2013 Al ...

- hurler *

Kieren Fallon Kieren Francis Fallon (born 22 February 1965 in Crusheen, County Clare, Ireland) is a retired Irish professional flat racing jockey and was British flat racing Champion Jockey, British Champion Jockey six times. Care ...

- jockey *

Eddie Lenihan Edmund Lenihan (born 1950), known as Eddie Lenihan, is an Irish author, storyteller, lecturer and broadcaster. He is one of the few practising '' seanchaithe'' (traditional Irish lore-keepers and tale-spinners) remaining in Ireland. He has been ...

- author and storyteller

References

{{County Clare Towns and villages in County Clare