Nurney, County Carlow

Nurney (Irish: An Urnaí)[1] is a village, civil parish and townland in County Carlow, Ireland.

[2] The name suggests that there may have been a monastic site on the site in the 4th or 5th century.

St. John's Church (Church of Ireland) is a listed structure, which was built by the local landlord John Bruen in the 1780s along with a schoolhouse.

[3] Nurney Cross, located near St. John's Church,[4] is a very early example of a high cross and is a National Monument.

Nurney is home to Nurney Villa, an association football (soccer) club which competes in the Carlow Premier Division.