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Time zone
  
WET (UTC+0)

Local time
  
Tuesday 5:08 PM

Province
  
County
  
Irish Grid Reference
  
R583618

Population
  
1,414 (2011)

Ardnacrusha

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9°C, Wind W at 32 km/h, 68% Humidity

Ardnacrusha (Irish: Ard na Croise) is a village in County Clare, Munster, Ireland, located on the northern bank of the River Shannon. By road, it is 6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi) north of Limerick. 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.

Map of Ardnacrusha, Co. Clare, Ireland

In 1841, the village consisted of 17 houses and a population of 136. In 2002, the population was 926.

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.

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Ardnacrusha Wikipedia


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