Croagh
Cróch | |
|---|---|
Village | |
.jpg) Main Street in Croagh village | |
  Croagh Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°32′03″N 08°52′14″W / 52.53417°N 8.87056°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Limerick |
| Population (2016)[1] | 216 |
| Irish grid reference | R408428 |
Croagh (Irish: Cróch)[2] is a small village and civil parish in County Limerick, Ireland. It is located in mid-Limerick between Rathkeale and Adare just off the N21 national primary road,[3] approximately 22 kilometres (14 miles) south west of Limerick City. The village was originally part of this route before construction of the Croagh by-pass in 1986.[4] The village is in the agricultural area known as the Golden Vale.
- ^ "Sapmap Area: Settlements Croagh". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Archived from the original on 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Cróch/Croagh". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Volume 2b (PDF) (Report). Limerick City and County Council. p. 106. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Then & Now: Taking the road less travelled". limericklive.