Ardcroney Explained

Ardcroney
Native Name:Irish: Ard Cróine
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:Left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Coordinates:52.9367°N -8.1542°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Name2:Tipperary

Ardcroney, officially Ardcrony [1] is a village and townland in County Tipperary, Ireland, 9km (06miles) north of Nenagh. It also forms a civil parish in the historical barony of Ormond Lower. It is halfway between Nenagh and Borrisokane on the N52 road.

Buildings of note

Ardcroney church is a T-plan gable-fronted church, built in 1838. Along with a later (c.1975) detached round bell tower with conical slate roof, it is listed as a protected structure by Tipperary County Council (RPS Ref S583). The local Church of Ireland church was moved to Bunratty folk park where it was unveiled in 1998.[2] [3] Ardcroney Burial Mound is located about 2 km east of Ardcroney; It is listed as a national monument and is in state care.[4] [5]

Sport

The local junior soccer club, Ardcroney FC, was formed in 1982.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.logainm.ie/46151.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. Web site: FUSIO. Saint Flannan's Church, ARDCRONY, TIPPERARY NORTH. 2021-07-21. Buildings of Ireland. en-GB.
  3. Web site: NTCC - Register of Protected Structures . 2015-01-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150130023543/http://www.tipperarycoco.ie/sites/default/files/Publications/NTCC%20Register%20of%20Protected%20Structures_0.pdf . 2015-01-30 .
  4. Web site: Ardcroney Burial Chamber . The Modern Antiquarian . bawn79 . live . https://archive.today/20211111185108/https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site.php/7755/ardcroney.html . 11 November 2021 . 15 March 2018 .
  5. Web site: National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship: Tipperary North . 2009-03-04 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210906214153/http://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-tipperary-north.pdf . 2021-09-06 .
  6. Web site: Ardcroney FC - History . ardcroneyfc.ie . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425002205/http://www.ardcroneyfc.ie/history.html . 25 April 2012 .