Crusheen

Crusheen Croisín
Village
Work on the M18, that took much of the non-local traffic away from the village after completion
Crusheen Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°56′23″N 8°53′50″W / 52.939703°N 8.897194°W / 52.939703; -8.897194
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Clare
Population (2011)
• Total	864^[1]
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)

Crusheen (Irish: Croisín) is a small village in County Clare, Ireland, in the Catholic parish of Crusheen (Inchicronan).

Location

The village is 10 kilometres northeast of Ennis on the R458 road to Gort. It is in the parish of Crusheen (Inchicronan) in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. The parish church of St Cronan is in Crusheen.^[2] The village consists of the church, Garda station, two public houses, post office, a supermarket, petrol station, funeral home and a pharmacy. There is also a primary school ^[3] and a community centre. The local GAA club is Crusheen GAA.

The main RTÉ Television and Radio Transmitter at Maghera mountain is located eastnortheast of the village.

Bordering villages to Crusheen are Barefield, Ballinruan, Clooney and Ruan.

According to the latest Census results, Crusheen had a population growth of 20% in the period 2006-2011. In numbers, the population went up from 720 to 864.^[4]

Transport

Iarnród Éireann is in talks with a developer to provide a railway station in the village along the Galway - Ennis - Limerick Railway Line - Western Rail Corridor.
The M18 Motorway passes west of the village and provides a connection with Galway, Ennis, Limerick and Shannon Airport.
Bus Éireann provides an hourly service with line 51.

Notable people

Kieren Fallon - jockey
Eddie Lenihan - author and storyteller

References

↑ Population and Actual and Percentage Change 2006 and 2011 by Electoral Division, Statistical Indicator and Year Last visited 23 April 2012.
↑ "Crusheen (Inchicronan)". Diocese of Killaloe. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
↑ http://www.crusheenns.com/
↑ Population and Actual and Percentage Change 2006 and 2011 by Electoral Division, Statistical Indicator and Year Last visited 23 April 2012.

Places in County Clare

County town: Ennis

Towns	Ennis Kilkee Kilrush Shannon

Villages	Ardnacrusha Aughinish Ballynacally Ballyvaughan Barefield Bodyke Boston Bridgetown Broadford Cahiracon Carrigaholt Clarecastle Clonlara Cloonanaha Connolly Cooraclare Coore Corofin Cranny Cratloe Cree Cross Crusheen Doolin Doonaha Doonbeg Ennistymon Fanore Feakle Hurlers Cross Inagh Ivarstown Kilbaha Kildysart Kilfenora Kilkishen Killaloe Killimer Kilmihil Kilnaboy Kilnamona Kilshanny Knock Labasheeda Lahinch Liscannor Lisdoonvarna Lissycasey Meelick Milltown Malbay Mountshannon Moyasta Mullagh Murroogh Newmarket-on-Fergus O'Brien's Bridge O'Callaghans Mills Parteen Quilty Quin Ruan Scarriff Sixmilebridge Spancill Hill Spanish Point Tuamgraney Tulla Tullig Whitegate

Regions	Burren Loop Head Peninsula

Islands	Aughinish Canon Island Deer Island Inis Cathaig (or Scattery Island) Inis Cealtra Inishloe Inishmacowney Mutton Island Trummer

List of townlands in County Clare Category:Mountains and hills of County Clare Category:Rivers of County Clare Category:Geography of County Clare

Coordinates: 52°56′22.93″N 8°53′49.9″W / 52.9397028°N 8.897194°W / 52.9397028; -8.897194

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