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Crusheen

Village in County Clare, Ireland

Field	Value
name	Crusheen
native_name	Croisín
native_name_lang	ga
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	M18 Gort GSJ.jpg
image_caption	Work on the M18, that took much of the non-local traffic away from the village after completion
pushpin_map	Ireland
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Ireland
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Ireland
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Munster
subdivision_type3	County
subdivision_name3	County Clare
unit_pref	Metric
population_as_of	2022
population_total	649
population_footnotes
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	WET
utc_offset1	+0
timezone1_DST	IST (WEST)
utc_offset1_DST	-1
coordinates

Crusheen () is a small village in County Clare, Ireland, in the civil 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. The village consists of the church, Garda station, two public houses, post office, a supermarket, petrol station, funeral home. The local GAA club is Crusheen GAA. There is also a community centre and a national (primary) school. Crusheen National School, also known as Inchicronan Central National School, had an enrollment of 147 pupils as of September 2021.

The main RTÉ television and radio transmitter at Maghera mountain is located east-northeast of the village.

According to census results, the electoral division surrounding Crusheen saw 20% population growth between 2006 and 2011 (from 720 to 864 people). In the same period (2006–2011), the village population grew from 377 to 467 people. As of the 2022 census, the village had a population of 649.

Villages which are close to Crusheen include Barefield, Ballinruan, Clooney and Ruan.

Transport

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 to the area via route number 51.

A former train station, Crusheen railway station, provided passenger services to the village from the mid-19th century until its closure in 1976. The railway line still runs through the village, and the nearest stations today are Ennis and Gort.

Notable people

Cian Dillon, hurler with Crusheen GAA club
Kieren Fallon, jockey
Eddie Lenihan, author and storyteller

References

"Crusheen (Ireland)".
"Croisín / Crusheen". Placenames Database of Ireland.
"Crusheen (Inchicronan)". Diocese of Killaloe.
(7 September 2021). "Inchicronan Central NS (19551S)". Department of Education.
"Population and Actual and Percentage Change 2006 and 2011 by Electoral Division, Statistical Indicator and Year".
"Railway Stations C » Crusheen". Eiretrains - Irish Railways Past & Present.
(9 January 2019). "Clare hurler Dillon opts to retire from inter-county".
(5 July 2016). "Kieren Fallon was a special talent who left a mark". Irish Examiner.
(21 October 2020). "Preserving a past life". Farmers Journal.

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