Nurney, County Carlow

For the village of the same name in County Kildare, see Nurney, County Kildare.
Nurney
Urnaí Nurnai
Town
Nurney

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 52°45′02″N 6°54′35″W / 52.7506°N 6.9097°WCoordinates: 52°45′02″N 6°54′35″W / 52.7506°N 6.9097°W
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Carlow
Elevation 144 m (472 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Urban 2,039
 • Rural 8,718
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference S736671

Nurney (Irish: Urnaí Nurnai, meaning "The Prayer") is a village in County Carlow, Ireland.

St John's, Nurney

Sports

Soccer

Nurney is home to Nurney Villa who compete in the Carlow Premier Division and Evening Herald Striker.

See also



Also home to the "Nurney Prevort"(Adski Polski or Kerbscraperiski) a large obese creature resembling a bald polar bear. This beast has been accused of many incidents of sheep worrying and in recent times has turned its attention to woolly pigs. During the eighties some reports told of the creature leaving the area on occasion to wander unfettered in the southern hemisphere(many stories are told of this dark time in Australian history.Its staple diet consists of 2 chops potatoes and a spoon of peas Further reports to follow. It is believed to be related to the BastaaaaaadrasTtractarus Biggus Expensivus) ,another semi mythical creature These can be seen at dusk or later at the watering point(Innus Urnaidus) Also believed to have been present at rare times are the Lesser Spotted Bald Eagle(Gunneris Whinerus)thought to be extinct, various sodbusters(Reganus Smartassicus)and a large range of normal humans