Suncroft () is a village in

County Kildare County Kildare ( ga, Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the ...

, Ireland, south of

The Curragh The Curragh ( ; ga, An Currach ) is a flat open plain of almost of common land in County Kildare. This area is well known for Irish horse breeding and training. The Irish National Stud is located on the edge of Kildare town, beside the f ...

and east 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 cent ...

Town. As of 2016, Suncroft had a population of 746.

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.

Education

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

Transport

Bus Éireann Bus Éireann (; "Irish Bus") is a state-owned bus and coach operator providing services throughout Ireland, with the exception of Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area, where bus services are provided by sister company Dublin Bus. It is a subs ...

route 126 serves the village once a day in each direction (not Sundays) providing a link to/from

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Naas Naas ( ; ga, Nás na Ríogh or ) is the county town of County Kildare in Ireland. In 2016, it had a population of 21,393, making it the second largest town in County Kildare after Newbridge. History The name of Naas has been recorded in th ...

and

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. The nearest

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are

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 ...

and Newbridge railway station.

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Suncroft was home to Ireland's first ever rocket launch, the intention being a trip to Mars but the rocket exploded before it even left the ground.

Sport

Suncroft A.F.C. is the local football club, and

Suncroft GAA Suncroft is a Gaelic football club in Suncroft, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of the day Senior Hurling championship in 1974 and the Senior Football League in 1952. Paul Doyle was selected on the Kildare Gaelic football team of the millen ...

is the local

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

club.

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{{County Kildare Towns and villages in County Kildare

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