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Croagh

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Croagh
Cróch
Village
Main Street in Croagh village
Main Street in Croagh village
Croagh is located in Ireland
Croagh
Croagh
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°32′03″N 08°52′14″W / 52.53417°N 8.87056°W / 52.53417; -8.87056
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Limerick
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
216
Irish grid referenceR408428

Croagh (Irish: Cróch)[2] is a small village and civil parish in County Limerick, Ireland. It is located in mid-Limerick between Rathkeale and Adare just off the N21 national primary road,[3] approximately 22 kilometres (14 miles) southwest of Limerick City. The village was originally part of this route before construction of the Croagh by-pass in 1986.[4] The village is in the agricultural area known as the Golden Vale.

Name

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According to the Placenames Database of Ireland, the meaning and derivation of Croagh (Cróch) is unclear.[2] Over the centuries, Croagh has been known by a number of names, including Moycro (1239), Croch (1416), Croth (1452), Croghe (1586), Croaghstowne (1669) and Cruach (1840).[5]

History

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Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort and fulacht fiadh sites in the townlands of Croagh, Adamswood and Ballycannon.[6][7] The ruins of a medieval church and enclosure lie in the village.[8] The current Catholic church, which is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist and was built c. 1830,[9] is one of several protected structures within the village.[10]

Amenities and sport

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Croagh, which had a population of 216 as of the 2016 census,[1] has a national (primary) school with an enrollment of approximately 70 children.[11] Other amenities include a Catholic church, garden centre, childcare facility, medical centre, music school, pubs, nursing home, community centre, a village park and sports ground.[3]

The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Croagh-Kilfinny, won the 2020 Limerick Junior Hurling Championship (played in 2021 due to Covid restrictions), as well as the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship in 2024.[12][13]

Shountrade AFC, an association football club, was founded in 1987 in Croagh.[citation needed]

See also

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Further reading

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  • Lewis, Samuel (1837). "Croagh, a parish". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Dublin: Lewis.

References

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  1. 1 2 "Sapmap Area: Settlements Croagh". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Archived from the original on 13 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Cróch/Croagh". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Volume 2b (PDF) (Report). Limerick City and County Council. p. 106. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Then & Now: Taking the road less travelled". limericklive. 16 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Croagh History". ballycannon lodge.com. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Record of Monuments and Places - County Limerick (PDF). National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1997.
  7. ↑ "2002:1071 - Adamswood/Croagh/Ballycannon, Limerick". excavations.ie. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Begley, J. (1906). The Diocese of Limerick ancient and medieval. Dublin: Browne & Nolan. p. 164.
  9. ↑ "Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist, Ballycannon, Croagh, Limerick". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028 - Volume 3c - Record of Protected Structures (Adare-Rathkeale Municipal District) (PDF) (Report). Limerick City and County Council. June 2022. pp. 48–49. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Croagh National School". gov.ie. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  12. ↑ Redington, John (13 June 2021). "Croagh-Kilfinny end 118 year wait for county honour". www.limerickleader.ie.
  13. ↑ Keogh, John (26 October 2024). "Persistence pays as Croagh-Kilfinny end run of final defeats". www.irishexaminer.com.
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