Suncroft
{{short description |Village in County Kildare, Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use Irish English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Suncroft
|native_name = {{lang|ga|Crochta na Gréine}}
|native_name_lang = ga
|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = Suncroft-cemetery.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
|image_caption = Old graveyard in Suncroft
|pushpin_map = Ireland
|pushpin_label_position = right
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Ireland
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Leinster
|subdivision_type3 = County
|subdivision_name3 = County Kildare
|established_title =
|established_date =
|unit_pref = Metric
|area_footnotes =
|area_total_km2 =
|population_as_of = 2016
|population = 746
|population_density_km2 = auto
|timezone1 = WET
|utc_offset1 = +0
|utc_offset1_DST = -1
|coordinates = {{coord|53.10780|-6.86120|dim:100000_region:IE|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_footnotes =
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|blank_name = Irish Grid Reference
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{{Historical populations|state=collapsed
|1981|571
|1986|513
|1991|520
|1996|490
|2002|498
|2006|607
|2011|735
|2016|746
| footnote=[http://www.cso.ie/census cso.ie/census] and [http://www.histpop.org histpop.org]
}}
Suncroft ({{Irish place name|Crochta na Gréine}}){{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/25674.aspx | publisher = Irish Placenames Commission | website = logainm.ie | title = Crochta na Gréine / Suncroft | access-date = 21 November 2018}} is a village in County Kildare, Ireland, south of The Curragh and east of Kildare Town. As of 2016, Suncroft had a population of 746.
Name
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.{{cite web|url = http://www.suncroftnationalschool.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70:how-did-suncroft-get-its-name&catid=44:suncroft-village&Itemid=26 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120911202848/http://www.suncroftnationalschool.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70:how-did-suncroft-get-its-name&catid=44:suncroft-village&Itemid=26 | title = How Did Suncroft Get its Name? | archive-date = 11 September 2012 | website = suncroftnationalschool.ie}}
Education
The primary school in the town is Suncroft National School (in Irish Scoil Bhride, Crochta na Gréine).{{cite web |url=http://www.suncroftnationalschool.ie/ |website = suncroftnationalschool.ie | title= Suncroft National School |access-date=2012-05-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523053220/http://www.suncroftnationalschool.ie/ |archive-date=23 May 2012 }}
Transport
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. The nearest railway stations are Kildare railway station and Newbridge railway station.
Sport
Suncroft A.F.C. is the local football club, and Suncroft GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.