Suncroft (Irish: Crochta na Gréine)[3] is a village in County Kildare, Ireland, south of The Curragh and east of Kildare Town.

[1] 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.

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

[5] Bus Éireann route 126 serves the village once a day in each direction (not Sundays) providing a link to/from Kildare, Newbridge, Naas and Dublin.