Ardnacrusha

{{short description|Village in County Clare, Ireland}}

{{about|the village currently named Ardnacrusha|the hydroelectric power station|Shannon hydroelectric scheme|the village previously known as Ardnacrusha until the 1920s|Parteen}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Use Irish English|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Ardnacrusha

|native_name = {{lang|ga|Ard na Croise}}

|native_name_lang = ga

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Ardnacrusha.jpg

|image_caption = Ardnacrusha Power Plant

|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

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|unit_pref = Metric

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|population_as_of = 2022

|population_footnotes = {{cite web | title = Census Interactive Map – Towns: Ardnacrusha | url = https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/ima/cop/2022&boundary=C04160V04929&guid=8c1f5303-b543-4fd7-b24b-b7dba5a9acf3 | work = Census 2022 | publisher = Central Statistics Office | access-date = 21 April 2025}}

|population = 1,229

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|population_density_km2 = auto

|timezone1 = WET

|utc_offset1 = +0

|timezone1_DST = IST (WEST)

|utc_offset1_DST = -1

|coordinates = {{coord|52.708333|-8.612222|dim:100000_region:IE|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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|blank_name = Irish Grid Reference

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Ardnacrusha ({{langx|ga|Ard na Croise}}) is a village in County Clare, Ireland, located on the northern bank of the River Shannon. By road, it is {{convert|6.6|km}} north of Limerick.{{Google maps | url =https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=52.708333,-8.612222&q=loc:52.708333,-8.612222&hl=en&t=h&z=9 | accessdate =9 February 2014}} The name derives from the phrase Ard na Croise meaning "the height of the cross", due to a large cross marker placed there in 1111 to mark the boundary of the Diocese of Limerick.{{cite web | url=http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/places/ardnacrusha_2.htm | title=Ardnacrusha: Historical Background | publisher=Clare County Library | access-date=5 November 2011}} At the 2022 census, the population of the village was 1,229.

Ardnacrusha is located near the site of the Ardnacrusha power plant, constructed in the 1920s. By 1935, it was producing 80 per cent of Ireland's electricity.{{cite book|last=Cox|first=Ronald C.|title=Ireland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nfTy6VSUDqMC&pg=PA272|year=1998|publisher=Thomas Telford|isbn=978-0-7277-2627-8|page=272|access-date=9 March 2023}}